Comfort and Joy

2003
6.1| 1h25m| en
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High-powered single-woman Jane Berry is focused on the important things in life, such as advancing her career and spending a bundle on fashionable shoes. But then a car accident on Christmas Eve changes her forever: Jane wakes up after the crash to discover that she is a married stay-at-home mom with two kids and a passion for charity work. Is she dreaming? Crazy? Is this a strange twist of fate?

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Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
mainefred The intention was to make a Christmas fantasy, sort of like "It's a Wonderful Life." But, whereas "Life" had its angel (Clarence) to warn you up front that it was a fantasy, "Comfort" played it straight, inviting you to expect a rational explanation for the time travel. There was no explanation, because this is a totally incoherent screenplay. Worse, the film tries too hard to send PC messages. I'm all for films with morals and for films that uplift, but when the overriding message is that career women are nice but home-making women are nice, too, straights are nice but gays are nice, too - well, you get the idea. The first priority of a screenwriter is to tell a good story, not to send messages. This is a badly flawed story, because it is neither pure fantasy nor pure realism, and it leaves you feeling cheated at the end. The leads are good actors who did the best they could with the sappy material. The writers deserve the blame. The movie was obviously made on a shoestring, which was appropriate.
Rahul Tiwari Its a nice little movie with a nice little story. May be it seems complex to few people. But it is more like the parallel world or time machine concept. Jane travels to future time, 10 yrs ahead & sees her as a new Jane. This view completely transforms her current life & changes her to the future new Jane.Jane Berry is a successful enterpeunor, who is single & hates family or people. On a Christmas when she is driving back home in her jaguar when she has an accident & hits a pole. Sam (Steven Eckholdt) comes to her rescue to take her out from her wagon now & tells her that he's his husband for last 10 yrs & she has 2 kids with him. 10 yrs back she has dumped her boyfriend & left her job for Sam. Jane is completely psyched out to find herself in a new world where she is a new Jane who is completely different from the previous Jane.Slowly she starts getting used to things & starts liking the place and people as well. After a small fight with her parents on Christmas dinner she is completely impressed by Sam & her family. She kisses Sam and again drools, finding her in her jaguar again after that accident. Sam comes to her rescue and she is back in her original world. She tells Sam that she knows him & is in love with him to which Sam is shocked to hear. They move together to Sam's house to lead a happy life in future!A nice concept, nice presentation too...
Maham . I really liked the movie ,it is perhaps a note for people who are too much in the world and have no pity to help the old and homeless. It makes it possible for a person like Jane to change in to a good person like Sam.I think the acting in the movie is flawless and Steven Eckholdt is a very complete actor. It is certainly a thought provoking movie.Even the minute character of Sam's mother in law is full of life representing a women who thinks not beyond her materialistic world and is unhappy to see her successful daughter ending up in a life she would never choose for her.I think the understanding of the couple in the movie is serene and yes it is a movie worth watching.
Larry Forster I thoroughly enjoyed it. Started watching and couldn't tear myself away. A feelgood experience that makes one realize, there are things in life more important than "things". I hope I get to watch it every year, it isn't often a classic in the making comes along.