lorraine0224 This is a lovely and charming Christmas movie. It's well written and well acted, with a clear storyline from beginning to end. No, you don't know why and you won't know why or how Jane remembers this other life she never lived, but you don't know the how or why of the fantasy of It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Carol either - or of all the other movies that feature a character who has some kind of awakening on Christmas Eve.Comfort and Joy is a thoroughly enjoyable movie about finding the life you never knew you really wanted. It has a positive message, but it isn't the slightest bit sentimental or sugar-coated.I'm delighted to have found Comfort and Joy; it's a great addition to our Christmas movie collection. I look forward to watching it every year along with all of our other favourites.

Amy Adler Jane (Nancy McKeon) has it all or so she thinks. She is a high-powered executive who drives a jag, has an equally well-connected boyfriend, and a wardrobe to die for. Her best friend is a working mother and they meet at the gym to discuss life's issues. Her friend advises her to consider the "whole package" of career and family and to try to find more suitable husband material than her present boyfriend. Jane laughs. However, on the way to a party on Christmas Eve, her car spins out of control and, when the 360 revolutions stop, she finds herself in a new life. She has a handsome and caring husband, two beautiful children, a station wagon and a closet-full of reasonably-priced clothing. Aghast, Jane runs to her old apartment, only to find it occupied by someone else. Having nowhere to go, she reluctantly goes back to her new family's home and tries to sort things out. Her acquired relatives go to church, help out at homeless shelters, and go ice skating. Can Jane learn to appreciate her new roles? This is a lovely movie for families to watch on any given evening, not just at holiday time. It has some good performances, good production values and great messages. How many of us get to "try out" a new path in life and discover the possibilities we may have missed? None of us do, except in a fine movie such as this one. Do you love movies that foster family values in a clean, fun way? Get yourself a copy of this one without delay.

gmallen-2 I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Nancy McKeon gave a superb performance as Jane. It was nice to see her work on something with so much meaning! It does have some similarities to the movie with Nicholas Cage, but there are a lot of them out there with a similar plot..future, past, connections, etc., including one with Jim Belushi. This one however showed that Jane actually ended up with a lot of what her heart really yearned for. I highly recommend this movie, I just saw it on Lifetime. Makes one pause to wonder, if most of us also haven't ended up with what we really wanted, deep down inside, the things that really matter in life.

Daniel Alderman SPOILER!!!!!! Just watching the move. I love Nancy McKeon, always have. The one thing about the move that bugs me is, that in the time loop that is created, she gets 10 years with the guy...that's it. Then she gets thrown back into the loop. She'll always faint on the porch and never get to see her kids grow up, or her life progress beyond that moment. She'll keep starting over again at the crash where she meets Sam, she'll live ten years, lose her memory, faint on the porch and start over again meeting Sam at the crash. This isn't a happy ending....