Holiday Wishes (TV Movie 2006)
40KHoliday Wishes: Directed by David Weaver. With Amber Benson, Tygh Runyan, Britt McKillip, Katie Keating. Danni Hartford, party planner to the King family, wants to find her sister. Britney, the Kings’ spoiled 15-year-old daughter, wants a horse. On a nearby horse farm, Rachel is treated like a servant by her foster siblings; all she wants is a real family. When all three girls make wishes at the Christmas dance, Britney and Rachel’s souls switch bodies. But the girls soon find their new lives are not exactly what they pictured. When Danni discovers what has happened, she must figure out how to switch the girls back.
“Except for the Freaky Friday premise, most of this story is original. It is messy though, and so many things donu0026#39;t make sense even beyond the wish that results in the switch. The chaos builds until explodes at the end. There is even a real surprise or two.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI wish at least some of the characters had been likable. Dani vacillates between capable party planner and rudderless wimp. Only Rachel and Jerimiah seem to have a good heart underneath.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs the Christmas Reviewer said, you just have to go with it and enjoy.”
