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The Christmas Shoes (2002) is a English movie. Andy Wolk has directed this movie. Rob Lowe,Kimberly Williams-Paisley,Max Morrow,Maria del Mar are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2002. The Christmas Shoes (2002) is considered one of the best Drama,Family movie in India and around the world.
Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir and declines a job in Robert's firm. When Robert's mother passes away, he begins to reconsider things and his and Nathan's paths cross on Christmas Eve as Nathan tries to raise the money for the shoes and Robert tries to get a present for his daughter.
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The Christmas Shoes (2002) Reviews
Missing Warning Label
By the title and movie description, I thought I was in for two hours of a sweet heartwarming Christmas story. I was close. While this film is a heartwarming one, it's also quite tragic. The only thing missing was a warning about how sad and depressing some parts in the movie are. Kimberly Williams gives a stellar performance, and Max Morrow and Amber Marshall are perfect for the roles of the cute kids, much needed for the story. Although Rob Lowe was disappointing for the first time, in my opinion, I think this movie is a great one for families to see together. I think that there are many tough issues addressed in "The Christmas Shoes," giving parents an easy opening to talk to their kids about some of the harder things in life. This movie is realistic. Normally, it's easy to laugh at so-called "sad" movies, because in the end, everyone's happy, all ends well, and they do live happily ever after. Movie characters! But this film has a real-life feel to it. It's sweet, bitterly sad, heartwarming, and family-oriented. Definitely see this the next time it's on TV!
The sort of thing only for people who like this sort of thing...
I watched this a friend who randomly bought it. She's more into sentimental films whereas I'm admittedly not, though I enjoy a good one. This one misses the mark by quite a bit. Some of the acting was decent (a lot wasn't), but unless you get completely into the sentimental moralistic theme of the film, the rest is laughably bad. The story is simply ludicrous and feels completely contrived. Even my friend couldn't take it seriously. Once I realized she wasn't into at all; I stopped biting my tongue and we did enjoy poking fun at it. After all that, I understand why a lot of people would enjoy the movie. I would liken it to my enjoying some poorly made action movies or comedies. The movie was not well made in most respects, but if you enjoy this sort of thing give it a try; if you don't, run, don't walk, run to the nearest exit.
A story about a boy who wanted to do something special for his mother before Christmas.
This was a tear jerker, unexpected for a Christmas movie. I was impressed by the boy's (actor Max Morrow) acting. I've seen a few TV movies in the past, but they were mostly mediocre. It was surprisingly good for a TV movie. This is definitely worth watching if it shows again on TV.
Nice movie about miracles, if somewhat sad
Rob Lowe plays a lawyer who is so obsessed with work that he misses a school concert where his daughter has a solo. He is also having problems with his marriage. Kimberly Williams is the volunteer choral director who finds out she has a fatal condition requiring a heart transplant for a cure to take place. Two families cross paths in a number of instances. Lowe's wife takes over for Williams, canceling an important job interview her husband worked hard to arrange. Williams' husband is the mechanic who ends up working on Lowe's car. Later in the movie, Williams' son, fearing his mother will be having her last Christmas, seeks to buy Williams a pair of special shoes which Lowe earlier found lying in the street, mysteriously intended to be delivered to a department store which did not order them. Lowe gets the shoes to the store (eventually) and later plays a role in helping the boy buy the shoes. The boy's teacher rents a room from Lowe's mother, who we know will probably die during the movie, since Lowe is visiting her grave at the movie's start, 15 years after her death. The boy faces numerous obstacles in his quest for the shoes, and while miracles do happen in the movie, not everything comes out the way you would hope.
Miracles Really Can Happen
When I heard this movie was coming out, I knew that I would love it. I read the book, The Christmas Shoes and loved it. When I saw the movie, I truly knew that it was just as good as the book. The acting was just incredible. Rob Lowe did a great job of playing a workaholic lawyer who barely spent any time with his family. What really made me love this movie and book was Nathan (Max Morrow). When he saw those Christmas shoes in the store, the look on his face was priceless. When he helped Robert Layton (Lowe) discover what he was missing, I simply burst into tears. I normally do not cry during a movie this much, but this movie was so wonderful. All of those things that kept happening to Layton and how he slowly saw what he was missing out on was just so wonderfully written and acted out. This movie and the book go to prove that miracles really do happen. My favorite moment in the movie was near the end when Robert, his wife, and his daughter were standing in front of Nathan's house. The expressions on their faces was so sad but so real. I highly recommend this wonderful holiday movie to anyone who believes in miracles, and even to those who don't--this movie may change what you think about miracles happening.