Ashley Welch Movies
A child yearning for the perfect Christmas present learns the true meaning of Christmas isn't necessarily found under wrapping paper in this heartwarming holiday tale for the whole family. All five-year-old Carol Lee wants for Christmas is a bicycle, and when the excitable young girl sends a letter to the North Pole she's convinced that Santa Claus will make good on his vow to reward her for her good behavior over the past year. Despite the fact that he is unable to afford the gift that his adoring young daughter longs for, young father Joel doesn't have the heart to tell his little princess that she may be in for a major disappointment come Christmas morning. When the sun finally rises on that fateful day and young Carol Lee makes her way to the family Christmas tree, the gift she finds and the lesson she learns help her to realize the true meaning of the holiday season. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
In this Disney comedy that bears a suspicious resemblance to The Mighty Ducks, the down-trodden cynical young misfits of a run-down Texas town, devastated by the closing of its one major industry, find renewed hope and spirit at the hands of a plucky British foreign-exchange teacher who introduces them to soccer. When British elementary school teacher Anna Montgomery arrives in the dusty town and first meets the depressed and frequently angry youths, she immediately knows she must do something to somehow make them feel better about themselves and so decides to enroll them into a soccer league. Naturally the kids are at first awful and are soundly pummeled during their first game. Fortunately, former high school football champ, Deputy Sheriff Tom Palmer decides to give the pretty and single Anna a helping hand, and between the two of them manage to whip the kids into shape so they can beat the arrogant state champion team, helmed by Palmer's old rival Jay Huffer. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
