The Perfect Gift

  A new film from Kelly’s Filmworks boldly tackles the Christmas versus culture controversy but offers an inadequate explanation of the Incarnation.
  Therefore, AFA suggests that parents watch it first and be ready to explain the Incarnation more fully to their children if they choose for the family to watch The Perfect Gift, set to release November 3 on DVD and November 6 in select theaters.
  When it comes to exposing the culture’s assault on Christmas, The Perfect Gift does a fine job of bringing reality to light in hopes of spurring viewers to take a stand for the real meaning of Christmas. It also challenges viewers to consider how the church today has been influenced by the culture, instead of vice versa.
  Plus, it’s just good clean family entertainment about a spoiled schoolgirl called Max, her overworked executive mom named Stacy and Tony, a disillusioned young minister, whose lives are all changed by a mysterious drifter known simply as Jes. Their beliefs are put to the test in various ways but especially when the National Civil Freedom Coalition forces a local church to take down its Nativity scene because it violates a city ordinance.
  The story line of The Perfect Gift really parallels the work of AFA, and we commend it for that, but we can’t go without warning viewers that this movie has several potential theological flaws. The Perfect Gift is not rated. For more information, visit www.perfectgiftmovie.com.
  Review by Rebecca Grace Davis