A Holiday Romance (1999)

Really Surprised!

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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

This is a really good movie.. Naomi Judd makes a good music teacher. In the movie she is upset because her boss is threatening to take out the Music program at the school she works at. After watching the students in the Christmas pageant he makes a decision to keep the program running. He even falls in love with Naomi Judd's character. He then realizes why the students love music and why they like their teacher. I recommend this movie for people young and old. The movie teaches us about why music is so important for young children in our schools. It also teaches us about finding romance and also about finding one's true love.

I personally have thought this movie was fantastic! i am a huge fan of Naomi Judd and thoroughly enjoyed her part in the film. Gerald Mcraney seemed like a good match for her in the story. McRaney always seems to play a tough guy in all his roles. which is another reason i loved his part because Judd simply softened his heart and made him sweet. a first for Gerald. Alison Pill was simply wonderful! her voice was captivating and the love she had for her music teacher was enormous. Surprising to see Andy play such a hard core ex soldier. but he played the part of a stubborn old man very well. i was amazed at how greatly the characters clicked with their parts. the directer made very wise choices on actors.

A holiday Romance tries to overwhelm us with sentimentality. Like most sentimental films, they sometimes annoyingly tug at your hart strings. However, "sappy" would not do this movie justice as an overall consensus of the film. The movie will hold your interest, and certainly does contain more than one dimension to the story-line, and most importantly to the characters. Besides the romance that is brewing between McRaney and Judd, the film also conveys the importance of music in our lives, and does a proper job in expressing its virtues. More importantly the film makers for "A Holiday Romance" point out how instrumental a single individual can become in our lives, especially to children.Also, an extremely nice inclusion, is the much loved Andy Griffith as McRaneys Father.By-the-way, Naomi Judd looks absolutely great in this film, you would never guess that she is two years McRaney's senior.

At first, I wasn't certain whether or not I wanted to watch this film, since I happen to deeply loathe Country/Western music. However, I watched it anyway... since I needed some help with getting into the Christmas mood, this year. Well, color me surprised! It turned out to be a good movie after all. A strong storyline, believable situations and outcomes and strong performances all around. But, what impressed me most was the young girl who played the part of Fern. She's a 14 year old actress by the name of Alison Pill. She showed such a wonderful range of emotions in her portrayal. To me, the best reason to see this film is her AND the duet that she sings with Naomi Judd, at the end. It's priceless! P.S. The other thing that made me happy with this movie... NO C&W MUSIC! ;-)