Eve's Christmas

Eve's Christmas

Eve's Christmas

How often have you wished for a do-over, to go back and "correct" decisions you've made in the past, to improve your current lot in life, or to pursue that path not taken? In "Eve's Christmas," Eve Simon (Elisa Donovan), wishes upon a star and gets that very chance. Having taken a glamorous job in NYC the first time around, eight years later, her married boss and lover reneges on their planned Christmas trip to spend time with his wife and children. Despondent at how her life has progressed, Eve is blessed by her guardian angel, who transports her back to the week before the wedding she canceled to take the big city job, so she can revisit her earlier decision. Older and wiser the second time around, Eve seeks the advice of her understanding mother (Cheryl Ladd), but still seems indecisive until the last minute. The ever-cute Erin Karpluk plays Eve's best friend here, but she also got the lead in her own Christmas movie in last year's "Mrs. Miracle." (Recommended.)

I have been meaning to watch this movie for years and I am so glad that I finally did. Elisa Donovan is simply adorable and I really wish she had done more movies. It is hard not to smile when watching her. I am a big fan of time travel movies and this one is delightfully done. It is very easy and fun to get pulled into this film. In real life, there a certain choices we all wish we could correct and many moments we wish that we could erase forever. Eve does just that in this festive time traveling tale. The actor who played Scott was very attractive and I enjoyed their chemistry. I am glad that the second time around she managed to find a way to keep them both happy without sacrificing too much of themselves. The only questionable thing in the whole movie were the french women at the bridal store, I really felt like I was missing something there. Not sure if anyone else followed that. I like that she also realized how wonderful her parents were since she had been away from them so long. It is so sad that she abandoned them with her choice and kept it that way because she thought that they were mad at her. This movie will make you laugh and cry. I can't help thinking how many lives Eve ended up obliterating with her fortunate wish though lol. Like, Scott very likely could have had another wife and children in these last eight years that are now gone from existence. But he seemed to love her so much that I am betting that his life was miserable too and that her wish corrected both of their dreary lives. I was very pleased to see that when it cut to 8 years later they were still happily married and they did not have any children themselves. I was waiting for the corny moment where she would realize she was pregnant or something but I am so glad that they kept the story all about them.

Despite the clever title, "Eve's Christmas" turned into a piece of fluff. The film struggles to make the case that "you can always wish upon the Christmas star" to redo your life through time-travel, fixing your biggest mistake in order to find true happiness. At the start of the film, Eve is a successful Madison Avenue ad executive, but she has hit rock bottom in her personal life. Her affair with her married boss has not materialized for the Christmas holidays, and so, Eve gets filthy drunk. In her stupor, she encounters a kind vagrant who guides her to her magic star where she can make a wish that will give her a second chance in life and marry her true love Scott, the owner of a floundering book store about to go bankrupt in Eastborough, Oregon. A rugged mountain climber in her youth, Eve now seeks to scale the heights of traveling back in time to revisit the past like Scrooge. At the local bar called Winky's, Eve will re-connect with Scott where they will reminisce about the fateful moment when he spilled pudding on Eve when he was jostled during a bus ride. They were about to be married until Eve wrote Scott a "Dear John" letter as they were approaching the altar. Now, Eve will try to make the most of her second chance. There was a lot of padding in this film to round out the story through a silly subplot about the eccentric fashion designer Dominique. It appears as though Eve rejects all of Dominique's ideas for a wedding gown, opting for something simple. Eve will then be brought to the altar on a romantic rowboat! The best character in the film was Mr. Destiny, the sly vagrant whose limited number of appearances served as the catalyst for Eve to change her life. There should have been more of Mr. Destiny and less of Eve back-reading her knowledge of the internet to boost sales of the Eastborough book store and her mom's antique business. And it was never made clear whether or not Scott and Eve made many big, big babies.

For some who panned this movie {because they were too busy constructing criticisms to actually WATCH it} the relationship to Christmas is quite clear, and firm: the Christmas star is the vehicle of time travel, wish fulfillment, and 2nd chances. Not a bad imagining at all for this season. I choose not to review the actors - they were at least acceptable; and the cinematography was also passable. Even the guardian angel was at worst deliberately done as an element of bad comic relief. The notion of this iteration of Christmas magic is awkward in implementation, but a spectacular conceptualization. Three times I watched this year, probably will watch again next year.

Absolutely terrible. Poor acting, boring camera angles, bad writing...the worst holiday movie ever.

I recently re-watched this movie on Hallmark. I loved it as much as I did the first time. I don't understand why Sebastian Spence was not mentioned in reviews as he is a wonderful TV actor. I also had never heard of Elisa Donovan and thought she was charming in the roll but seemed the way she portrayed the character she was a tad hyper all the time and stammering her lines a lot but I understand why she played it that way. The experience for Eve was slightly overwhelming. It's a feel good, get a second chance type of movie, not so much for females but family watching with older children. I recommend the movie to anyone who wants a switch from The Christmas Carol to something with another fantasy based plot. I gave it an excellent rating based on the quality of a TV movie.

Elisa Donovan as Eve should have taken acting lessons from Cheryl Ladd ! Her portrayal as a drunk was amateurish, and she over acted in the rest of her scenes. I see she hasn't been in a movie for over 3 years, I wonder why ?