Movie Review ~ Love's Everlasting Courage

Synopsis:

Clark Davis (Wes Brown) struggles to maintain his land and support his family during a long drought. With a bank loan to repay, his wife, Ellen (Julie Mond), takes a job in town as a seamstress, but soon becomes ill with scarlet fever. Eventually, she dies, telling Clark to leave his heart open for Missie's sake and to find love again. Devastated to lose his beloved wife, Clark and his young daughter Missie (Morgan Lily) turn to his parents Irene and Lloyd for support.
 

Cast

Clark Davis - Wes Brown
Ellen Barlow - Julie Mond
Missy Barlow - Morgan Lily
Lloyd Davis - Bruce Boxleitner
Irene Davis -  Cheryl Ladd

My Overall Thoughts:

This is the second "prequel" in the Love Saga.

I found this movie to be very sad.  Clark and Ellen have fallen on hard times and then Ellen becomes sick.  It doesn't have a happy ending, but we already knew that from "Love Comes Softly."

It does have a very strong message of enduring through trials and facing one obstacle at a time.

My Favorite Scenes(s):

I couldn't find a picture of it but my favorite scene is when it finally rains.  Clark and everyone else goes out into the rain.  Clark just lifts up his arms and soaks it in!

Watch This Movie With:

Anyone.  Friends, family, adults, children...

Other Notes:

-  I didn't read the book so I can't do a comparison.

My Rating:

4/5

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Have you seen this movie or read the book?  What did you think?

Movie Review ~ Love Begins

Synopsis:

Clark Davis (Wes Brown) adventurous dreams of seeing the world are put into jeopardy after he and a friend start a fight which damages a local cafe. Through a plea deal with the Sheriff (Jere Burns) and café owner Millie (Nancy McKeon), Clark works off his sentence as a farmhand for the Barlow sisters, Ellen (Julie Mond) and Cassie (Abigail Mavity). Older sister Ellen doesnt understand Cassies friendly nature with Clark; she agreed to the Sheriffs offer only because the farm has become too much to maintain alone. Clark is slowing winning Ellen over, but suddenly suffers a traumatic head injury in a fall. After Ellen nurses him back to health, her former fiancé returns to win her back. Will Clark travel on or stay behind where love begins?
 

Cast

Clark Davis - Wes Brown
Ellen Barlow - Julie Mond
Cassie Barlow - Abigail Mavity
Millie - Nancy McKeon

My Overall Thoughts:

I must explain that this is actually one of the prequels to "Love Comes Softly".  This movie portrays Clark falling in love with his first wife Ellen.

I wasn't sure how I would feel watching Clark fall in love with someone other than Marty, but I found it very charming.  Clark is much younger and didn't even seem like the same person.

I can't wait to watch the second prequel "Love's Everlasting Courage".

My Favorite Scenes(s):

Of course, the Kiss.

The dance was very sweet, also.

Watch This Movie With:

Anyone.  Friends, family, adults, children...

Other Notes:

-  I didn't read the book so I can't do a comparison.

My Rating:

5/5

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Have you seen this movie or read the book?  What did you think?

Movie Review ~ Love's Enduring Promise

Synopsis:

In this Janette Oke sequel to "Love Comes Softly," the eldest child in an 1800s frontier family, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful elementary schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though shes met a hero from one of her novels. But their courtship is complicated by the appearance of Nate, a mysterious young man who helps Missies family in a time of need. Torn between two worlds, Missie finds herself at a crossroads, forced to choose between the love of two very different men and two very different futures.
 

Cast

Marty Claridge - Catherine Heigl
Clark Davis - Dale Midkiff
Missie Davis - January Jones
Willie "Nate" LaHaye - Logan Bartholomew
Grant Thomas - Mackenzie Astin

My Overall Thoughts:

Sigh......  Loved it!

I didn't think I would like the second in the series as well as the first but I did!  Ten years has passed and Missie is grown up now and has two younger brothers.

She is the town's schoolteacher but has to stop teaching in order to help out her family in a time of need.  Enter "Nate".  Just let me say here:  "What a cutie!!!"  Nate hires on to help with the harvest.   But...there's also Grant, a wealthy railroader who catches Missie's eye.

I definitely knew who I wanted her to end up with but you never know when there might be a curve ball thrown in.

Again, like with the first movie, I cried.  I just couldn't help it.  I was so worried about the father, Clark.  I really didn't now where that storyline would go.

My Favorite Scenes(s):

I loved when Nate saw Missie struggling with the plowing and just couldn't stop himself from coming to help. What a gentleman.

I also loved the Kiss.  Sigh....

Watch This Movie With:

Anyone.  Friends, family, adults, children...

Other Notes:

-  I didn't read the book so I can't do a comparison.

My Rating:

5/5

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Have you seen this movie or read the book?  What did you think?

Movie Review ~ Love Comes Softly

Synopsis:

A young woman on her way to a new life in the 1800's suddenly finds herself a widow. Now she must live with a recently widowed young man and his daughter. Can any of them find love again?
 

Cast

Marty Claridge - Catherine Heigl
Clark Davis - Dale Midkiff
Missie Davis - Skye McCole Bartusiak

My Overall Thoughts:

First, I loved Catherine Heigl long before she was "Catherine Heigl".  I remember watching her in a movie called "Wish Upon a Star" as a teen over and over.

Next, you'll be seeing reviews from me for the entire "Love Series" over the next few weeks. A friend of mine has the whole series of movies and I borrowed them from her.  As I get time, I'll watch and review.

Finally,  I loved this movie.  I can't even put into words how sweet and lovely it was.  Such a nice mix-up from Thor!  My heart broke for Marty in the beginning.  My heart soared at the end.

I laughed at Marty trying to make fried chicken from "scratch".  I cried when little Missie was missing her mother.  I was excited as Clark went dashing after Marty.  It was everything I was expecting and hoping for.  What a lovely beginning to my marathon :)

My Favorite Scenes(s):

My favorite scene is hard to pick.  I, of course, loved the fried chicken scene.  I also loved when Clark went to "church".  The hopeless romantic in me adored the Kiss.

Watch This Movie With:

Anyone.  Friends, family, adults, children...

Other Notes:

-  This movie is very sad in some parts.  Watch if you're up for a good cry.

-  I didn't read the book so can't do a comparison.

My Rating:

5/5

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Have you seen this movie or read the book?  What did you think?