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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Silent Night is one of those TV Movies that they succeed on every level the film is Fact-based upon World War II the story is set on Christmas Eve, 1944, we find a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a Christmas dinner. I know that most people will say that Terminator and Terminator 2 is Linda Hamilton's best movies and i totally agree with you but her best performance is in this film she speaks German perfectly and she even speaks American like she isn't an actual American herself. I can't describe how perfect this movie is it's not boring, the acting is amazing and the story so touching if they were just more people like Elisabeth out there in this world today we wouldn't have all this hate in us or killing all those innocent people back then but also today in 2016. Anyways if you haven't seen this movie please do it's such an amazing film with a great performance by Linda Hamilton.

My wife and I discovered this TV movie around the time of its first airing. It's since become a seasonal treat that we enjoy every few years. "Silent Night" is an unconventional Christmas story, in a very different vein from the likes of "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th Street" (neither of which obliges its characters to cauterize a shrapnel wound with a red-hot knife blade). Yet in our household it remains a small but significant gem, one that eschews holiday sentiment in favour of a powerful, real, and inspiring statement about the human condition.The story itself is straightforward. On Christmas Eve, 1944, two groups of soldiers -- one Allied, one German -- descend separately on a hunting cabin where Elisabeth Vincken and her young son Fritz have taken refuge from air strikes on their city. On Elisabeth's insistence, the soldiers agree to leave their weapons outside and declare the cabin "neutral territory" for the night while they wait out a howling snowstorm. The film then charts both the conflict and the gradual bond that evolves between the opposing sides as they move from hostility and mistrust to an ultimate understanding of their shared humanity. That the story is based on real-life events only further heightens its dramatic impact.I found the film reminiscent of "12 Angry Men" in how this process of mutual acceptance is mediated by a single, morally-driven figure. Elisabeth is effectively a surrogate mother to her guests, the sole female presence in a volatile cauldron of male aggression. I confess that I was initially leery about the choice of Linda Hamilton for this role, for while I'd found her convincing enough as a female Rambo in the "Terminator" series, I was dubious about how well she could pull off a German hausfrau. Happily, my qualms proved short-lived: I was genuinely amazed by how seamlessly Hamilton inhabited her character, conveying warmth, pluck, vulnerability and steel with equal ease and conviction. It's a nicely nuanced turn that instantly elevated her, in my estimation, from a merely capable actress to a consummate performer.The remainder of the cast is made up of relative unknowns. This works to the film's advantage, since we are able to focus more on the characters than on the actors playing them. The performances are uniformly solid, with no false notes that I could detect. It is one of the film's strengths that none of the principals is an absolute hero or villain; each has a sympathetic (and effectively rendered) perspective which fuels both the tension and the eventual coming together of the two sides.The true magic of the movie is how effortlessly it portrays this process, segueing smoothly between baleful looks and lighthearted cheer, violent outbursts and quiet compassion. (Dashes of humour also help move the story along... the homage to "Dueling Banjos," with an American and a German soldier belting out "O Christmas Tree/O Tannenbaum" while relieving themselves in the snow, is a personal favourite.) The basic theme that "we're all more alike than different" can be off-puttingly corny, but in this case it is treated with care and infused with genuine emotional insight to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.My only real quibble with the film is confined to the DVD edition, which inexplicably removes the present-day sequences that bracketed the initial broadcast run. While showing only the flashback portion doesn't dilute the potency of the story, I do feel it removes some of the story's meaning by denying us the chance to see the broader impact of that fateful Christmas Eve on two of the characters' lives. I would recommend seeing the fuller version (with present-day scenes intact) if at all possible, for a deeper, richer appreciation of its timeless themes.

As World War II draws to a close, three Nazis encounter three American GIs outside a shack in the woods on a snowy Christmas Eve. The shack's inhabitants, a German woman (Linda Hamilton) and her young son, invite the soldiers to come in out of the cold -- as long as they leave their weapons outside. An uneasy truce ensues. Everyone does his best to make the place Christmas-y, and they share a modest meal. And each has his own story to tell. Based on a true story, this TV movie is first rate. You likely will not recognize anyone in this Canadian-lenses flick other than Hamilton, but they are all very convincing in their roles. Beautifully photographed and designed. Kudos to the scripters and director, too.

For many years, I had heard this story, I mean, since I was a child. Who first told it to me, I don't remember. I had thought that it was one of those stories that had to be made up. Every now and then, I would hear it again. Kind of like just often enough to just not be allowed to forget it.This little German woman and her son are in a house in the mountains, and it's almost Christmas. The Americans find the house from one direction. The Germans find the house from the other direction. And they spend Christmas Day together.How this woman's strength of character and respect for the season come together in this little house, with this unlikely combination of people is amazing. Just thinking about this story has my eyes welling up! This is a movie that you will regret missing!!