Rating: PG
Genre:
Children's/Family
Theatrical Release: 12/12/2007(USA)
Release Date: 11/11/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
Gabrielle Union,
Morris Chestnut,
Queen Latifah, and
Terrence Howard star in a film concerning a young girl who implores a department-store
Santa to find a new husband for her divorced mother for Christmas. Single mother of three
Nancy (
Union) has been putting the needs of her three children ahead of her own for as far back as she can remember, and lately her youngest daughter,
Emily (
Khail Bryant), has become acutely aware of her mother's palpable sadness. As Christmas draws near,
Nancy takes her kids to the mall for a cheerful visit with jolly old Saint Nick. When it comes time for
Emily's turn to sit on
Santa's lap and make her Christmas wish, she selflessly remembers her mother's recent comment that a compliment from a man would be the best gift of all. Determined to make her mother happy again even if it means sacrificing her own wish,
Emily relays the message to
Santa (
Chestnut), not realizing that the man beneath the beard is actually an office-supply salesman and ambitious singer/songwriter named
Benjamin. Recognizing the daughter's love for her mother and sensing something truly special in
Nancy,
Benjamin cheerfully obliges the young girl, setting into motion a series of events that promise to make this the most memorable holiday in quite some time.
Lance Rivera directs a film produced by
Shakim Compere and
Latifah through
Flavor Unit Entertainment.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
