To most of the inhabitants of Conway, South Carolina, Duncan Mayor (Andy Garcia) is a bad tempered
grouch, but to his wife, Suzy
Mayor (Mary-Louise Parker) he was a
doting pussycat.
And he has more reason than normal to be cranky because Suzy is dying
and has arrived home from the hospital to be cared for 24/7 by Nurse Natalie Springer (Mandy Moore), whom Duncan resents
for being there and tries his best to ignore her.
He also
singles out landscape gardener Tommy Harris (Riley Smith) for special treatment
while he is working on the neighbour’s garden.
But Duncan begrudging employs Tommy to help him set up a Ferris Wheel
in his own back yard as a special Christmas present for Suzy and the
significance of the gift was that it was while riding one many years earlier
that Duncan asked Suzy to marry him.
Neighbour Gayle
Matthews (Cheri Oteri) is the
only fly in the ointment who manages to the construction halted.
But the ex-carnival worker, Henry (Mark Jeffrey Miller), who Duncan bought the Ferris
Wheel from comes to the rescue to finish the job with his crew.
This is a wonderful story full of tears and laughter in equal measure
and Mary-Louise Parker puts in
another trademark performance in a very memorable Christmas story of enduring
love.
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