A Heavenly Christmas (2016)

A Heavenly Christmas poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Starring:
 Kristin Davis, Shirley MacLaine, Eric McCormack
Directed by: Paul Shapiro

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A workaholic broker named Eve (Kristin Davis) dies unexpectedly and finds herself assigned as an angel to assist a lonely musician named Max (Eric McCormack) who is trying to raise his niece.

Kitty Cameos: In the beginning of the film we see that Eve owns a Maine Coon cat named Forbes.

A Heavenly Christmas - gray and white Maine Coon cat Forbes

She feeds Forbes before leaving for work.

A Heavenly Christmas - gray and white Maine Coon cat Forbes eating from bowl

Later after Eve has passed we see her neighbor come to take Forbes to her place.

A Heavenly Christmas - gray and white Maine Coon cat Forbes being taken by neighbor

Near the end of the film when Eve returns, her neighbor brings Forbes back to her.

A Heavenly Christmas - gray and white Maine Coon cat Forbes being returned by neighbor

Forbes is also seen briefly in the party scene at the end.

A Heavenly Christmas - gray and white Maine Coon cat Forbes held by woman at party

When Eve awakens to find herself in an all-white world, she has a white cat next to her.  She recognizes this cat as Snowball, the cat she owned as a child, complete with a black tail.

A Heavenly Christmas - Eve Kristin Davis waking up to find white cat Snowball

A Heavenly Christmas - Eve Kristin Davis picking up white cat Snowball

At one point Snowball walks through a wall.  Eve knows she isn’t just in some hospital then.

A Heavenly Christmas - white cat Snowball walking through post

Final Mewsings: Cats are our own angels.


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