For what the movie was meant to be, a little feel good holiday special it succeeds.
I know thatl Peter O'Toole chews the scenery like nobody's business, and that is a shame, but luckily he isn't in the show that much. But most of the cast does a decent job. The story is corney, but then all Christmas stories are corney. Would I watch it again. Yes but only at Christmas when I am in that kind of a mood. It is worth watching just to see Jared knocked over by the German Shepard and having his face licked. 3 Stars