This film is based on a noel written by Rhonda Byrne. A widow with three children is struggling to get by. She meets a stranger named Bray and he believes in positive thinking. A devastating hurricane brings an enormous challenge for a mom with no money to take care of repairs. Bray says he can fix her house and it will just take some time and not very much money since he can do the work. Suddenly, Miranda has hope again and she can feel compassion and gratitude. Soon after, Miranda receives a marriage proposal from her boss. She thought this would never happen? Now Miranda needs to make a choice, what is best for her and her children? She needs to get comfortable with being positive and not always being stressed.
The focus here is on seeing life with a positive rather than negative viewpoint. But, in the beginning, the main character is struggling financially!! It's difficult to be positive when you can't pay your bills!! The men seem to have more of the positive attitude? Mild language, social drinking and light romance. This film seems too much like a Hallmark movie. Everything turns out perfect no matter how many mistakes the characters make in their lives?? 3* (This movie is OK)
107 min, Drama directed and written by Andy Tennant and also written by Bekah Brunstetter, Rick Parks with Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston, Jerry O’Connell, Sarah Hoffmeister, Aidan Pierce Brennan, Chloe Lee, Katrina Begin, Sydney Tennant, Yohance Myles, Jessie Terebonne, Rosenberg Salagdo, Samantha Beaulieu, Jeremy Warner, Han Soto.
Note: Imdb 6.4* out of 10* with 3,626 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 28% with 50 critics 77% with 187 audience scores, Common Sense Media Tara McNamara, 3* out of 5*, age 10+, 3* positive, 4* role models, 2* violence, 2* sex, 2* language, 3* consumerism, 2* drinking, drugs & smoking, Amazon 4.6* with 17,555 reviews, Metacritic 32 out of 100 with 11 critics reviews, 5.6* out of 1) with 9 user scores, dove.org 1* faith, sex, language, drugs, 2* violence, 5* integrity.
Special Note: The book was influenced by a 1910 Wallace Wattle book titled The Science of Getting Rich and it is a self-help book. Rhonda Byrne received this book from her daughter during a time of personal trauma in 2004. Both the book and the film were released in March 2006. Josh Lucas also worked with director Andy Tennant on Sweet Home Alabama.
Mistakes: Bray is fixing Miranda’s car and he runs from the garage to the house in the hurricane. When he enters the house, there is not one drop of water on his light blue t-shirt? There are mistakes with Bray’s drink when he is talking to Missy. It is up and down more times than a yo-yo? Ice one second, gone the next and back again? What kind of name is Bray for a character, isn't that the sound a donkey makes??
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