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<body> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/square.gif" valign="top">  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="592" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="592"> <tr> <td width="100%">  </td> </tr> </table>   <p>16 year old Nick (Ricardo Ortiz) isn't really big on Christmas - sure, he likes the presents, but then he doesn't enjoy being buried under seemingly endless Christmas chores by his mother (Casey James) and feels somewhat torn between his dad's (Neil Charlesforth) Christmas depression and his little sister Jojo's (Ella Wejr) over-excitement. So he wishes there was no Christmas - right before electrocuted by Christmas lights, and when he comes to he wakes up in a world where there is no Christmas. Here everyone is much more serious, especiaqlly his now documentary obsessed sister Jojo (now played by Ella's twin Ellexis Wejr), but then again, no chores, no overrun malls, no Christmas stress. It's only gradually that Nick discovers how much Christmas has made his world a better place, from presents to Christmas acquaintances to ugly sweaters even. So he, together with his best friend Ben (Josh Zaharia) he tries to introduce this parallel world to Christmas, but at first he goes about it all wrong, also because he hasn't found the true meaning of Christmas even for himself. It's only when his mission hgas already failed several times that Nick does some soul-searching and makes one last ditch effort to bring Christmas at least to his friends and family ...<p> <p>It's one of these Christmas movies where you pretty much know what you're getting, down to the totally predictable happy ending. But bearing that in mind, <b>Saving Christmas</b> does pretty well making the "finding the Christmas spirit" formula its own. Basically, the script is witty enoughto create a few chuckles, up till the finale the Christmas kitsch is kept low, also thanks to a welcomely subtle directorial effort, and Ricardo Ortiz actually carries the movie rather well. That all said, liking Christmas movies in general sure helps to enjoy this one, but for what it is, <b>Saving Christmas</b> is pretty good entertainment. <p>  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/squareright.gif" valign="top">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="592" valign="top">  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> currentyear = "2024"; </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../scripts/endcredits.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> dosworsdonn(); </SCRIPT> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>