The Three Gifts (2009)
Jack Green inherited a southern Californian horse ranch and an all-natural toy factory in the barn. With his wife Cherie, he accepts taking in the three 'holy terrors' from his bossy aunt Rita's orphanage during renovations, until the holidays. Resourceful Mike and his buddies, Henry and Ray, prove handfuls, but Jack proves father-potential. Will the trio find a real home for Christmas?
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
My daughter and I look forward to this Christmas movie every year. We would love to have it on DVD. Will it ever be released to DVD? We hope so. This is a sweet story about a family who take in 3 orphans during the holiday season. The bumps along the way provide for a moving adventure and a very sweet story. It is a good lesson in what the holiday season is truly about. Dean Cain does a great job portraying the owner of the ranch whose aunt helps run the local orphanage. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he and his wife, who cannot have children, end up taking in several children. In more recent years, we've only found this title on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel. We realize it was released back in 2009 and the viewership may just not have warranted a DVD release, but since it was a Hallmark Original, we can hope for that. We enjoy many of the family films Hallmark and Gold Crown Media release!
I give it an 8 of 10 for what it is - a feel-good family oriented Christmas movie. Dean Cain's aunt Rita runs an orphanage while he and wife Cheri operate a handmade toy company on their lovely farm property, complete with horses. Dean (Jack Green) and Cheri can't have children although both desperately want kids. Aunt Rita talks them into taking 3 little boys (maybe 10 YO) for the Christmas holidays and the little guys overhear Jack and Cheri talking their first night about adopting ONE of them. They begin to compete to see who can get picked and also begin to work their ways into the Greens' hearts. The little boys draw together and become the team they were before the competition and we get a sweet happily ever after ending. Watch it with kids and grandkids, completely safe for all:)