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Jules Daly is struggling to raise her orphaned niece and nephew (Maggie and Milo) alone, but it isn't easy after getting downsized out of her antique sales job while Milo rebels against the death of his parents through petty theft. With things looking bleak for Christmas, an English butler named Paisley arrives with an invitation for all to come see the kids' emotionally distant grandfather who lives in Castlebury Hall, somewhere near Liechtenstein. With nothing to hold them back, they go, but the grandfather - Edward, Duke of Castlebury - is rather cold over their visit to his castle. So is his other surviving son, Ashton, Prince of Castlebury. Before long, they're all having a good time and looking forward to hosting a Christmas Eve ball, but Jules overhears a conversation from which she draws a wrong conclusion. Written by
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Trivia
Lady Kristina, to whom Roger Moore says hello as he enters the ballroom, is Roger Moore's wife in real life, Lady Kristina Moore.
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Goofs
The film is set near Liechtenstein but all the cars including the taxi have British number plates with the exception of the Daimler limousine.
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Quotes
Milo Huntington:
What a weirdo.
Maddie Huntington:
He's not a weirdo. He's just old.
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Connections
References
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
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Soundtracks
Jiggle Some Mo'
Written by
Michael Damian,
Janeen Damian, Michael Parnell, V Style
Performed by Tonisha Weaver and V Style
Produced and mixed by
Tom Weir
Courtesy of Weir Brothers Records
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Truth be told, Christmas movies are by their nature disposable. Producers and financial backers love them. You produce them on a shoestring and the year-end demand usually provides more than enough momentum to knock you into profit straight away. If the movie actually proves to be high quality and finds an audience, well, that truly would be a XMas miracle.. wouldn't it? No miracle here. The highly photogenic Katie McGrath (who did such great work in Merlin, playing the same role in both Light and Dark hues) does a passable American accent but is otherwise lost in a script so weak you wonder how how the paper made through the printer without jamming.
Not a strong performance anywhere, and Roger Moore, a man who treated an entire generation to his Ivanhoe, and yet another generation to his Saint, looks lost.
Truly this makes Amanda's Bines 2003 WHAT A GIRL WANTS (actually a very entertaining film) look like Oscar material.