Candles on Bay Street

2006 "One woman's hope brought light to an entire town"
6.5| 1h33m| en
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DeeDee returns to her hometown with her 11 year old son, Trooper, 13 years after she ran off with her boyfriend. Her childhood best friend, Sam, is now married and he and his wife, Lydia, are the town's veterinarians. Lydia is a little wary about DeeDee after Sam tells her that they were best friends growing up and DeeDee was his first crush. But DeeDee and Trooper find their way into many hearts of the townspeople with their sweet helpfulness and friendships. DeeDee sets up a candle making business in town square and invites many of the ladies of the town to weekly candle making parties, and through these parties she and Lydia become good friends. One evening after dinner with Lydia and Sam, DeeDee tells Sam she's very sick and she doesn't have much longer to live and she needs his help to find a good family in town to adopt Trooper. Sam later tells Lydia everything and they decide to adopt Trooper themselves if/when something happens to DeeDee.

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YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.
edwagreen Hallmark Channel seems to have recurring themes in their films. Someone always returns home either for romancing a widower, coming to grips with a bitter relationship with a parent, or as in the case with this tear jerker, Alicia Silverstone comes home to leave this earth as she is suffering from terminal cancer.It first appears that Silverstone will come into conflict with the wife of the vet that she loved dearly in childhood.Her young son is most appealing as we find out why her marriage dissolved with tragic consequences.The film tries to depict the strong ties that bind a small town together. This was nicely done.Polly Bergen, as Rosemary, has a small role as the vet's secretary. She does a little singing in one scene but time has hurt her once beautiful voice. Nevertheless, it's always good seeing Bergen on film.
t1967 I have seen this movie and it was amazing. It reminded me of my best friend Deb who passed away almost 1 yr ago and cried when I heard the song " you've got a friend" in it, because it was my and Debs friendship song ever since we were teens. She loves candles and passed from cancer and is loved by SO many....to me it was like she almost helped make this..like she was sending a message. make time for your loved ones...Cherish the memories. if you have very best friends ...you will love this movie. i haven't been able to find it in stores yet but will look more... this is a movie to buy and keep and watch with loved ones.
ChessGuy1966 I was very disappointed with this entire movie if thats what you can call it. Seems that network TV needed to fill out a time slot on Sunday night so they filled in the gap at the expense of the audience. The movie did not have any point to it at all. The pace of the movie was extremely way too slow. The acting was terrible especially by Alicia Silverstone. I didn't learn anything from the movie and it seems that the producers put together this movie within a couple of hours. They do not make good movies like they used to and this is the perfect example of how network TV is deteriorating. I would have had more fun watching paint dry on my wall for those two hours.
ciecie I have to agree to an extent. It drag in parts but it didn't put me to sleep. I also think that there should be more programs like it-programs that parents can let their children without having to worry about sexual content or explicit language. I think Hallmark would have been wiser to put their Hallmark Channel Movie on network television. Last year critics wondered why Hallmark had The Reading Room with James Earl Jones on the Hallmark Channel instead of network television. On to the ads, did anyone recognize the voice of the narrator in the ad of the little boy delivering the Christmas Card to his neighbor? If I'm not mistaken, it was Gary Sinise of CSI: New York.

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