In Holiday Wishes, Britney (Britt McKillip, Dead Like Me) has everything a girl could want, except time with her parents. Rachel (Katie Keating, Caprica) would do anything to get some parents and a permanent home so she doesn't have to move from foster home to foster home. At a Christmas dance, the girls wish on a star that tops the Christmas tree right at the same time party planner Danni (Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) makes her own wish - to find the sister she is certain she has. She feels the two were split apart when they were orphaned when she was young.
Be Careful What You Wish For
At first it seems like the switch might be ideal. Britney wanted a horse for Christmas, and Rachel had been sent to live with foster parents whose primary job was dealing with horses. Meanwhile, Britney has a beautiful house with a mother and father so Rachel, in her new body, has the family she always wanted. Sometimes, getting your wish doesn't mean that you get what you want.
Britney, in Rachel's body, learns that it takes a lot of work to take care of horses. She also has to contend with nasty new siblings who are bullies determined to push her out of their home. Rachel, in Britney's body, learns that popularity comes at a cost, and having parents in a house doesn't necessarily mean they will spend time with you.
Amber Benson Plans a Christmas Party
Danni desperately wants to find her missing sister. With all her monies going toward a search for her sister, it's imperative that she succeed in her job. Her current employer, Britney's mother, has a huge deal she has to pull off at a party that Danni plans. If the deal goes through, Danni will have many parties to plan in her future, giving her job security.
The girls try to get their own lives back, Danni discovers the truth about her sister, and Britney's mother gives her pitch at the Christmas party, but it isn't all smooth. Disaster is right around the corner, and it's imperative for each person to come to terms with what is really most important in life - love.
Holiday Wishes as a Family Film
It's always interesting to look at life through someone else's eyes, and that holds true in this film, but it's definitely no Freaky Friday. The acting is forced, and the storyline is agonizingly predictable.
It's not all negative, though. The film is clean enough for family viewing and might appeal to tweens and teens because the main characters are there age. It could promote discussion on what's really important in life.
- Actors: Britt McKillip, Katie Keating
- Directors: Lifetime
- Studio: A&E Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: October 18, 2011
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Rating: 1/5
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