MOVIE REVIEW
Movie: Christmas Jars
Network: BYUtv
Original Air Date: December 1, 2019
*Christmas Jars is available on DVD - at Amazon!
CAST:
Markian Tarasiuk ... Ian Maxwell
Jeni Ross ... Hope
Ron Lea ... Adam Maxwell
Jennifer Gibson ... Marianne
Tara Yelland ... Hannah Maxwell
Doug Murray ... Lyle Butler
Zehra Leverman ... Lauren Maxwell
Julia Scarlett Dan ... Alison Maxwell
Jodi Larratt ... Louise Jensen
Nadine Roden ... Cynthia Roberts
Sean Tucker ... Officer Webber
Michael Mancini ... Owner
Eddie G. ... Chuck Roberts
Krista Jang ... Brandi
Ashley Comeau ... Clara Zacher
Steve Love ... Steve
Henry Kwok ... Henry Chu
Jennie Esnard ... Rory
Isla Grimes ... Young Hannah
Hadley Faith Goddard ... Young Hope
Tijana Pecakova ... Youngest Hope
Noah Hanna ... Young Ian
PLOT:
Storyline via BYUtv: Hope finds a jar filled with money at her door and searches for the good Samaritan who left it there.
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*images via: Christmas Jars - The Movie Facebook Page
At first I thought this movie was just quite odd. The characters all seemed to be way over-the-top. But then I decided to just embrace the quirkiness and go with it.... and I ended up loving this movie!!! I might even keep it on my dvr for a re-watch. And I definitely want to start keeping my own Christmas Jar in my kitchen now! I have friends who have read, and enjoyed, the book and it's always been on my "someday" wish list; I have no idea which is better, book or movie, but I certainly recommend the movie.
ReplyDeleteI believe this was family-friendly. The Christmas Jars are given to people who are hurting and/or in need and sometimes when people are in those situations life isn't pretty. For instance, one of the recipients is a woman who has obviously been physically beaten, the camera doesn't show a scene with her being beaten but just the result, which is her bruised face, but, perhaps because of this, some parents would not deem this to be okay for younger kids to watch.
~~Jane