Beautiful, moving film.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

In looking at other reviews I see that Harold is pretty popular. For me he was annoying and Sergio Di Zio was overly passionate. Toward the end, it was understandable when he was running out of time, but he was the too intense early on. And I know you have to suspend credibility in these movies, but I just didn't see why Dave would trust him. In addition, I never warmed up to Dave. I didn't see any spark to him.I liked the job Jessalyn Gilsig did, with one exception. The exception - I didn't think her voice was outstanding, as you would expect for someone aspiring to solo, not even in the special song. She was nice to listen to, but just that - nice. The song itself was also nice.Since many other reviewers liked the acting, at least Di Zio, maybe you will too, in which case the story in this movie is good and has layers. We get the full story only after peeling them away.

Oh, puleeeezzzz! Give me a break!!With this movie being ultra-awful, I'm convinced Hallmark's Christmas movie producers' intentions were to laughingly prove viewers could enjoy ULTRA-LAME! But they were actually insulting viewers' intelligence! The only feature I enjoyed was that it ENDED!The tremendously annoying "Harold" showed up numerous times out of nowhere, without a hint of how he showed up.....Turn around this way or that way...or look up... or open the house door...and suddenly there he was every time yak, yak, yakking away...and uninvited!..............His voice was BEYOND annoying! (was that intentional? if so, why?)...............Did the goof ever decide who he was?? Oh, who really cares?!Hmmm...which was worse: the female star's atrocious "singing" or her lame "acting"??The plot dragged and dragged and dragged pointlessly.The film desperately needs to be destroyed immediately! I'd hate to think the next generation would think this stupidity is what we thought was entertaining or enjoyable in our time!

The twelve new Hallmark movies for the Christmas season of 2014 have been disappointing and this may be the worst of all. There seems to be no original story, no refreshing dialogue and only fair acting. I'm getting somewhat tired of these Hallmark movies that are supposed to be set in the USA and clearly feature all Canadian actors. The lead in this one who is a good actress with a large TV background is not only Canadian but French Canadian playing a woman from New York City. The accents give them all away. If Hallmark would set these films in Canada I could accept it, but they are too cheap and trying to fool the TV viewers. Overall, however it was the very weak plot that doomed this film.

Jessalyn Gilsig has just broken up with her boyfriend and has lost the audition for the solo at the community center where she volunteers. Little does she know that her boss is in love with her -- neither does he -- but thanks to her guardian angel, things are going to turn out just fine for them. However, that doesn't matter.Many of these Hallmark TV romantic comedies succeed, when they do, because of the major actors in minor supporting roles. In this one, however, it is Sergio de Zio as the on-assignment angel, Harold, who makes this movie. With his old-fashioned, formal clothes, direct gaze and emphatic, nasal voice, he owns every scene he's in and makes his absence in others telling. Of course everything is shot to emphasize him, but that's more than okay, since he makes it worthwhile.The rest of the story is competent and workaday, although the other actors are fine in their scenes. There are the usual details that make me wonder if the movie-makers have ever been in New York City, where they set this movie: the store has a big second story sign announcing it has been in business for 25 years; no New Yorker looks at those signs and do they change it every year? Everyone lives in huge apartments. However, it's still a fine movie.