Silver Plaque |
Best Feature Length Telefilm: Drama |
Special Achievement in Direction |
Bronze Plaque Award |
Entertainment |
Gold Award |
Television and Cable Production - Feature Made for Television/Cable |
Call me a glutton for punishment, but I usually watch Mary Higgins Clark's stories turned into films, even though they're generally schlockily produced, slow as molasses, badly acted and accompanied by Psycho music. I can't believe I'm writing this, but I'd almost rather see Grosso-Jacobsen, who normally produce movies from her books, than Lifetime.
This was the worst adaptation of a book to film that I have ever seen. The story only slightly reflect the book.
An egotistical businessman who has died must now prove that he's worthy of entrance into heaven by helping a young girl, which turns out to be difficult at first, until he learns the meaning of compassion. There are bad guys, good guys, fantasy, drama and a little romance all thrown together into this predictable yet quite enjoyable movie.
**SPOILERS** Getting killed on the golf course by a loose ball stock broker Sterling Brooks, Cameron Bancroft, ends of in this heavenly way-station where it's to be decided, by a Heavenly Counsel, where and what his final destination will be; Heaven or that other place. This will be decided on in what actions Sterling takes when he goes back on earth when he's to correct the mistakes he made while he was still alive.
It's one thing to put a movie on TV. Another to shoot one and put it directly on TV.
Pretty actors in one of the worst TV movies I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong - I like bad movies, but this just seems to go on and on.
Movie has provoking ideas about the afterlife, second chances and values. Tries too hard to be crime thriller, melodrama and kids movie, all at the same time.
This clunker didn't know if it wanted to be a comedy or a drama. I sat through all of it but knew where it was leading all the way.
"This could happen"?!? In what universe would that be?