Angels Sing DVD Review & Giveaway

Angels Sing
Director: Tim McCanlies
Cast: Harry Connick, Jr., Connie Britton, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
Studio: LionsGate
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Retail: $14.98
ASIN: B00FKPHPW6
Running Time: 90
Rating: PG
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

If you haven't noticed, the Hallmark channel has been playing Christmas movies nonstop all month and will continue into the New Year. On December 1st, Hallmark will repeat the 2013 holiday drama Angels Sing, which originally premiered on the channel in July 2014. Directed by Tim McCanlies, the film stars Harry Connick, Jr., Connie Britton (Nashville), Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. The film is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD.

Based on the novel When Angels Sing by Turk Pipkin, Harry Connick, Jr. plays Michael Walker, who dreads the holidays each year, mostly due to a devastating event that happened during his childhood. While his father (played by Kirs Kristofferson) has been trying to spread the Christmas spirit to him over the years, it never works.

After Thanksgiving Day, Michael and his wife Susan (played by Connie Britton) begin looking for a new place to live, but they haven't had much luck. While driving, Michael suddenly comes across a "for sale" sign in the yard in front of a beautiful house. Though he knows the house has to be way out of his price range, he talks to the owner, Nick (played by Willie Nelson) and makes an offer for the place. To his surprise, Nick accepts the offer.

Shortly after moving into their new home, Michael, Susan and their son David (played by Chandler Canterbury) quickly realizes that this isn't a normally neighborhood as everyone living there goes a little overboard with Christmas. Griffin (played by Lyle Lovett) is the first to knock on their door with a welcoming gift - a box of decorations. Other neighbors greet the Walker family and all of them drop off decorations as well.

Like I have already said, Michael hates Christmas with a passion, so he puts all the decorations in the attic with no intention of ever putting them on the house. Unfortunately, a tragedy occurs in their family, resulting in Michael revisiting his past and finally finding a way to heal his emotional wounds.


I had never heard of Angels Sing until an opportunity became available to review the DVD.  I'm not familiar with the book that the film is based on either. That being said, I went into this movie with no expectations whatsoever. It's definitely not your typical sappy Christmas movie, this is basically a drama about a man that must deal with the pain that he went through as a child and find away to love the Christmas season again. For the most part, the cast does a pretty decent job in their roles and there are plenty of great songs in the film. The beginning of the movie was a little boring for me, but it picked up quickly once the Walkers purchased their new home and moved into the quirky neighborhood. Overall, Angels Sing does a good job of avoiding the typical cliches that are found in Christmas movies. No, it's not even close to It's a Wonderful Life (which happens to be my favorite Christmas movie), but I still ended up liking it.

*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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