You could definitely make the argument that the leads are about 5-10 years too old for the roles they are playing, but that is nitpicking because "Christmas Homecoming" is a rare Hallmark film in that it has some real emotional depth, and deals with real issues - in this case, Julie Benz's Amanda is a widow, having lost her soldier husband KIA near Christmas years before, and so has lost her Christmas spirit - and also, amazingly, doesn't have the patented misunderstanding at the start of the film's final third.
There were a lot of really touching and emotional moments in this film, and I thought, despite the age thing that I mentioned above, Benz and Michael Shanks (of Stargate: SG1 fame) did a good job. One of the better military-themed Christmas movies Hallmark has produced.
There were a lot of really touching and emotional moments in this film, and I thought, despite the age thing that I mentioned above, Benz and Michael Shanks (of Stargate: SG1 fame) did a good job. One of the better military-themed Christmas movies Hallmark has produced.