All is forgiven

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2004)

The opening/closing sequences of people greeting each other at the airport are touching and brilliant choices, as is the opening voice-over regarding the love expressed by those who who were trapped in the World Trade Center on September 11. As for everything in between -- some story lines, strong and believable, some silly; some performances subtle and well-realized, others not -- all is forgiven. It is not by chance that the film is set in the weeks leading to Christmas.It is meant as a gift of love to the audience. Find a story or two or three to relate to, be kind and tolerant of the rest, and enjoy this flawed but sweet reminder about the many ways and places we are blessed with love in our lives.