
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.... (Full plot summary below)
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As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.
Leave your thoughts about Angels Sing.
| Austin American-StatesmanMatthew OdamThere's a sweet message about family and forgiveness at the heart of Angels Sing, but the tune is a bit stale. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt all goes down easily thanks to a terrific cast. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonWorking from a script by Lou Berney, which in turn was adapted from a novel by Turk Pipkin, director Tim McCanlies maintains an even hand throughout, so that neither the moments of broad comedy nor the stretches of tearjerking sentimentality get out of hand. |
| Common Sense MediaGrace MontgomerySappy, star-studded holiday flick is clean family fun. |
| Austin ChronicleAmy SmithThis sugarcoated Christmas tale is reminiscent of an old Roy Rogers movie, a musical Western with a moral message – except that this version features Willie Nelson as a modern-day singing cowboy and saint (aptly named Nick). |
| The DissolveJen ChaneyAngels Sing is a heartfelt but less-than-polished piece of work that isn’t for everyone, particularly those who can’t suspend the disbelief required to accept preposterous plot developments, or the sight of Lyle Lovett wearing a variety of snowman sweatshirts. But graded on a Christmas-movie curve, it actually isn’t bad. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAngels Sing is a shameless holiday movie, one that will stop at nothing — even killing off characters — to try to wring one last bit of emotion out of the audience. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreA musically gifted cast, a couple of cute conceits and decent scenes, but dreadfully obvious and thin. |
| Flixist.comMatthew RazakNot sure how it made it off the Hallmark Channel to the big screen. |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIt’s as thinly written and unoriginal as made-for-television seasonal filler, and why it isn’t on the Hallmark Channel or Lifetime is a mystery, but fans of the singers in it might get a kick out of seeing them. |