Truly Dreadful Film

Great Film overall

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

People will have one or the other reaction to this. There is no middle ground. I can see why people call this a "Recruitment Movie" because they make the Military people in this film seem very Noble. In reality most people in the Military enlist to escape poor surroundings. Not truely understanding that the war they are about to fight will never end. This film centers on two grown adults struggling to move forward after each have survived a major loss. Gee what do you think is going to happen?The actors are WAY TOO OLD to play these parts. Then again that doesn't stop Hallmark from casting Candace Cameron in everything. This film had a good idea but it was poorly executed in every way possible/

I do not see why people would the lives film. To me it is the "Hallmark Version" of the movie "The Room". In this stupid film a woman works at the Towns Veterans Museum. Her hours are being cut down. This is after she just lost her husband in the whatever stupid war this country is in. The politics of the war is never mentioned. Also not mentioned the high cost of war on survivors of veterans who died. War is romanticized in this garbage film. I hated this film because it did everything to make veterans look like saints but never questions the victims of the US Military

This film must of been funded by the Armed Forces because the only thing missing it a recruiter waiting to sign you up. This film is so very "One Sided" that is boarders on stupidity. There is no opposition do opposing sides on any issue in this film!In this film a 60 year old looking woman playing someone that most likely no older than 30. She just lost her husband in the Iraq War. She is also works at the town Armed Forces Museum. Her hours are being cut down so now she has to "rent out" space in her home. Guess who moves in. "Someone from the Armed Forces" that she is afraid to get involved with. The Michael Shanks is a soldier suffering from some sort of injury and maybe PTSD. He ends falling for he is landlord .What is never disgust in this film is the huge price of war and what it does to families and the economy of the USA. It also never debates "Why we were there to begin with". This film is made for people who are blindly faithful to a cause that we should never been in to begin with. I am sure people will hate this review. They will complain about it. I am also sure "Those People" are people I would never give time of day to. ANd know I don't give to wounded warriors because "The Government Needs to be held accountable and take care of them". Why give to Wounded Warriors! We pay taxes. Those taxes should help veterans. Maybe if people voted correctly we would be able to fund projects that help veterans. Until we do ...

When you tune into a Hallmark movie, especially a holiday one, you have to know what you're in for. That said, Christmas Homecoming had a bit of a different feel to it, due to the very real military subject matter.Two years ago, Amanda lost her husband while he was serving overseas. While she happily stands by her sister and other military wives in the town and works for the town's military museum, she struggles to move on and has lost the Christmas spirit she once felt. Enter Jim, a military Sergeant who is recovering from an injury and rents a room from Amanda. While Jim helps Amanda with a fundraiser to save the museum and regain her holiday spirit, she helps him with the guilt and responsibility he is feeling for a few of his fallen comrades.Some would have cast younger actors, but military members and widows come in all ages and Benz and Shanks are believable in their roles, particularly in a few very moving scenes. They definitely had a sweet chemistry that shows both in the movie and BTS footage.In the end, this is still a Hallmark movie so the end results are a bit rushed and predictable. I also would have liked more backstory on Jim. But rarely has a Hallmark movie been so moving without being overly sweet and saccharine. Definitely will watch this one every holiday season.