(AKA) 12 Christmas Wishes for My Dog (2011)

The lesson here is to consider the cause and effect of wishes. Wouldn’t we all wish for things to change when life starts to drift sideways? But, as I’ve often said, be careful what you wish for.

We watched this bit of Christmas fluff on Prime Video last night. It was cute, but improbable. Like Laura, the protagonist, we didn’t read the fine print before engaging. Strangely, the setting of the story looked very last century. But it was still entertaining, nonetheless.

The villain of the story was Laura’s next door neighbour, Harry, who I recognized was played by the actor who was the dad on “Family Ties”. I thought he had died years ago, but it turns out that Michael Gross is still alive and kicking.

The Dog

I just watched it and liked the movie somewhat, especially the beginning. A bit corny which I expected. Through the entire movie I kept waiting for her to get her poor dog out of the (dog-friendly) shelter. Of course it eventually happens but it wasn’t even one of her regrets or bad choices, which is what the movie was about. She loved the dog so much, was granted 12 wishes and didn’t even wish to have her dog back. That would have been my 1st wish. If you watch it, I’m sure you will agree. She won a car, got a new wardrobe and even won the lottery and still stayed in the rented apt that did not allow dogs. Maybe I missed something, since I was not paying 100% attention to the movie …. if so, someone please let me know. It could have been a great Christmas movie if written a little better. It was okay … I would watch it again.

IMDb User Review

I agree, wholeheartedly.