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I must admit, I enjoyed this Christmas movie. It is my 5th Lifetime Christmas movie thus far this season, hands down, the best I have seen. It helps that the story is a touching and welcoming one, which deals with issues around reintegration of military vets after service, i.e. their transition back to civilian life. The script and dialogue were well-written as well. It helps too that the two leads had great chemistry - their kissing scenes at the end (a typical ending in this genre of film) were convincing. I was a fan of One Tree Hill, so I enjoyed seeing Jana Kramer on the screen again. Brandon Quinn too had a strong presence/performance on scene. The supporting cast was a bit mixed. For example, I found Charlene Tilton's performance as Lynn (the mother) a bit...how do I put this...awkward at times, though I warmed up to her by the end. Overall, this is a nice addition to Lifetime's original Christmas movie lineup. Well done. Fans of Hallmark and Lifetime will not be disappointed.

This movie was a good Christmas feeling movie the romance, and love the corporation of the troops

As Christmas movies go, this is one of the best so far. The leads are both very likeable and had good chemistry together and the rest of the cast did a great job as well. There are some touching parts and some predictable parts but overall it's a good movie. I'll watch this one more than once.

It does sound like she's saying Dad but CC shows that she's actually saying Doug.

Jana Kramer and Brandon Quinn are first rate in this one. Their presence makes the difference here. The movie deals with the issue of military vets transitioning back to civilian life which is certainly a great cause. You will enjoy it!

Lifetime are very variable when it comes to their output, especially their Christmas films, the best being very good and the worst being absolutely awful. While they tend to follow one formula and use it frequently with not much variation, there are times where they have a more mature story with more serious themes meaning that they are very capable with doing things differently to usual. That's the case here with 2020's 'A Welcome Home Christmas'.

On the whole, 'A Welcome Home Christmas' is one of the better Lifetime Christmas films from 2020. It's not great or perfect, but it has a lot done right and handles a mature theme with sincerity and poignancy. To me Hallmark did the mix of military and Christmas theme better, with films like 'Christmas Homecoming', 'Holiday for Heroes' and 'Operation for Heroes', all worth the look as well and are better to me as they have more chemistry and moved me more.

'A Welcome Home Christmas' could have been better. Would have liked more of the extra spark between the two leads, which got there later on but took a while to get to that stage as a result of being initially underwritten. Not all the support acting worked, with Charlene Tilton coming over as quite stiff.

Did not buy the major character change that happens later on, too rushed and too easy. The story is a bit on the slow side to begin with and not all the dialogue seemed very natural.

However, a lot is good here. First and foremost, Jana Kramer's lead performance is deeply felt and very easy to be won over by. Once his character grows, Brandon Quinn becomes more relaxed and charming and once the chemistry between him and Kramer grew they came over as quite genuine together. Tim Reid is always worth watching and LondonRose Sellars is immensely charming and funny. On the most part, the characters did feel like real people and not hard to warm to once their development deepened. Didn't come over as caricatures or one-dimensional, but instead came over as not too perfect or overly flawed real people.

Furthermore, 'A Welcome Home Christmas' is a pleasant looking film with the scenery standing out in particular, while the soundtrack matches the spirit of the holiday and the film's themes very well. The script is neither too corny or over-serious, and doesn't come over as muddled tonally. There are some funny lines and some touching ones, also really liked its sincerity and heart. The story is very heart-warming and moving, its good intentions too admirable, with a tear-jerking if slightly predictable ending.

Summarising, decent if not great. 6/10.

I liked this movie especially because of the way it is tied to our service folks. Well-written and good characters portrayed by a good cast.

I would watch it again. It's very Christmassy and really showed a great appreciation volunteerism and service.

In the past few years there have been a number of touching Christmas movies about veterans or service people and their families. If you haven't seen too many of them, this movie will touch some hearts, and even if you have, it might. I've seen my share, and I saw the predictable climax and ending coming and it still elicited a few tears. When I say predictable, I mean very. Also, there wasn't a lot of tension or potential conflict, which is OK, if you prefer that.

There are also some funny moments and dialogue.

I have loved Jana Kramer since I first saw her in a Christmas movie a couple years ago. She is the most natural of the actors in this. Others are much less natural, especially Santa. He said most of his lines way too deliberately. Between cliché Christmas tropes and unnatural acting, there were many times when things seemed off.

One great moment, however brief, was Jana's Christmas duet with Brandon Quinn supporting her great voice. There was some chemistry between the two, but it didn't stand out. I've seen a couple new movies this season where the chemistry sizzled by comparison but not here.

Great chemistry, great acting, hard to believe there's nothing in between them for real. The girl and the mum were hilarious, so funny. A very nice Christmas movie. Would love to see them again together

I watch a lot of Hallmark movies as well as many other types, including romances, and this one leaves a lot to be desired. I'm stunned at the relatively high rating others gave this movie. The storyline is bland, the unfolding of events is overly predictable and the acting is just plain bad with the exception of Jana Kramer who plays Chloe...she is acceptable, though far from supherb. Marquee is too easily "changed," is stiff in his character and has little in the way of chemistry with Chloe. The ending has the potential to be touching, but with the bad acting and predictable nature of events, it was far from moving. I do like light romances, but I also like realistic characters even in a fictional story. These characters are, for the most part, unrealistic. Everyone has a plastic smile, and the sentimental parts are forced. Kramer kept my rating from a 4 or 5, but couldn't go higher than 5.7. One last comment...Hallmark seems to be concerned about "spoilers" but look at the cover on these movies and they basically give away the ending!

This one just didn't work for me. However there were some touching scenes near the end. Reunions with dogs and Military parents never fail to bring a tear to my eye. Did not like the two leads, especially the guy.

Chloe works in the military as councelor who guides military people who are coming back to civilian life. She meets Michael, there who is having a bad time adjusting to real life. So she comes up with a great plan: he will be in charge of the toy drive they do at the town/base.

Jana Kramer was great. She always is. She even sang! I quite enjoyed Brandon as well. They had good chemistry, which really makes the movie more enjoyable. There were not plot holes, which i'm grateful fol. Good script. There are heartwarming moments, specially with Savanna, the little girl Chloe mentors. There is nothing much to say, it's not perfect. They even included a "magical" moment towards the end.

I'm giving this one more star because I almost shed a tear with the final scene. (you will see).

And to the question user lucylou3700 asked. At first I was confused as well, I thought it was her dad, but the guy is named Doug.

I loved the story. There just wasn't a lot of visible Christmas. It was all the heartfelt things we know that go along with the season. I just wish there had been more in the background. I adore Jana Kramer and the substance of this one. Just go a little further with the ambiance next time.

I actually enjoyed the movie, but I'm confused-at the beginning, the file for Michael is given to Chloe by her dad, but ten minutes later they're showing his picture and she's telling Michael that he's dead. Anyone else notice this??

So I enjoy any movie with Jana Kramer. She is such a great actress and she has great chemistry with all of her costars. And this movie is no exception. Her and the male lead are so adorable together. And the little girl in the movie is hilarious. Overall such a great Christmas movie that highlights military families. Well done Lifetime!

This one has some of the feels, but any moviegoer worth their salt will feel the pain watching this one. Even my spouse who loves Jana Kramer felt it on this one. The empty cups were so noticeable. For that to be a center plot point they messed it up royally. The Santa Claus was actually quite good though. I felt like they could have at least tried to use makeup for some character progression. Instead, no matter what Quinn and Kramer were doing throughout, they looked exactly the same from beginning to end.

If you watched this movie and didn't get emotional and/or shed a few tears, you must have no heart. I know I got emotional in several spots.

I worried about my hubby being able to watch it, since he's a Veteran, but he did good. He got a little emotional at the end. But, he did enjoy the phone.

Some funny, some emotional, good storyline. Love Jana Kramer - both acting & singing. She just seems down-to-earth.

Good job Lifetime. And a salute to the Military. 🇺🇸

This was filmed in our little town! So proud of it and my daughter in law is in it. So fun....Vera