Rating: A-
Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle is, as you'd expect, based on a book by Debbie Macomber. I'm not sure how true it is to the book but the storyline of the movie is that there is a single dad (played by James Van der Beek from Dawson's Creek) with two terrorizing twin sons who cannot find a nanny to save their lives until Mrs. Miracle shows up and not only gets the boys to behave but also fixes Dad's life by finding him a new girlfriend.
The nanny's name is really Mrs. Merkle but the kids mistakenly call her Mrs. Miracle and it sticks. Plus, it's fitting since Mrs. Miracle has some sort of magic power that she uses to put people in the right place at the right time and kind of manipulate them, all for their own good, of course. The female love interest takes over directing the children's play and meets their dad and they tentatively start a new relationship. The dad improves his relationship with his children, which had been struggling. The female lead improves her strained relationship with her sister, and we're led to believe they all live happily ever after.
It's a sweet story (although not original in the slightest) and acted well. A touch of magic is there, which is important in any true Christmas movie, and it actually could be an annual franchise with Mrs. Miracle stepping in to save different families every year.
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