Or something one might see in a silent film. Was she expecting a monster to jump out at her at any moment? Was there a killer on the loose whom she was afraid would nab her? That behavior was something right out of a B level horror flick - the kind that used to get laughs from our audiences a ways back. And the biggest distraction and detraction from the movie is Amelia, with her weird facial expression and darting, suspicious eyes. The worst are the two leads, who play Amelia and Jesse. One can understand a couple of the employees in the ornament shop being a little hesitant - which would convey the suspicion about a corporate person coming to check out the business. After the lousy screenplay, the next biggest and most noticeable shortcoming of this film is its almost across the board wooden acting. That was a good idea for a "magical" touch, but this film did everything but kill it. The best I can give it is three stars, and that's for the fantasy aspect. But, with those obvious shortcomings, this film is terrible. All it needed was a good screenplay, a couple of leads who could act beyond the high school level, a director who could get the leads to act and who would catch and correct the terrible annoying habit of the lead actress, and a much better set and assemblage of the ornament company workshop. "Wish Upon a Christmas" has a plot that could have made a very good movie.
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