Love Finds a Home - a Hallmark Channel Original Movie from the Love Comes Softly series!

Love Finds a Home
DVD

MOVIE REVIEW

Love Finds a Home:

This is the Eighth Movie of the "Love Comes Softly" Book turned Movie Series. The books are originally written by Christian author, Janette Oke and brought to the Movie format originally by Michael Landon, Jr. (The son of Michael Landon - Pa from Little House on the Prairie.) However, this story was directed by David S. Cass, Sr.


CAST:

Sarah Jones ... Belinda
Haylie Duff ... Annie
Jordan Bridges ... Lee
Courtney Halverson ... Lillian
Michael Trevino ... Joshua
Patty Duke ... Mary

PLOT:

from Hallmark-

The story continues of Belinda (Sarah Jones), a rare female doctor working in a quaint Missouri town. When her longtime friend and colleague, Annie (Haylie Duff), arrives so that Belinda can watch over her in the last stages of her pregnancy, Annie brings along her mother-in-law, Mary (Patty Duke), a seen-it-all nursemaid whose homeopathic remedies and folksy wisdom are at odds with Belinda’s scientific knowledge.

As Belinda deals with the headaches Mary is causing, she must also address issues at home. While her adopted daughter discovers the joys and pains of a first love, Belinda and her husband (Jordan Bridges) find their own relationship is suffering over Belinda’s inability to get pregnant. Just as the town learned to put its faith in Belinda as their doctor, so too must Belinda learn to accept that the best guidance for her own problems may come from unlikely sources.

Movie Review:

This is one of the last movies in the Love Comes Softly Movie Series. I really enjoyed this movie, however I did notice that this movie held no ties back to the other movies. In all the other movies, either Clark Davis or his daughter, Missie Davis, made an appearance. I missed them in this one, yet it was full of plenty of drama and sweet moments of love and family... I enjoyed it very much!

Patty Duke was full of spirit and spunk! She was a great addition to the movie series. I loved her character! And... they did a nice job casting the role of Lillian... the little orphan girl, who is now grown up... and is the adopted daughter of Lee and Belinda. She had the same pretty red hair and fair skin of the little girl who played the role in the previous film. It was also sweet to see Lillian's relationship with Joshua develop throughout the movie.

Small Cautions- may contain Spoilers: There is a small cave in - in an old abandoned mine. Lillian is hurt, but is rescued and is fine. Belinda's friend and expectant mother, Annie, has great difficulty during her delivery, but Dr. Belinda and Annie's Mid-wife Mother-in-Law, Mary, help her deliver a healthy baby.

Another wonderful Family Film from Hallmark and the Love Comes Softly series!

See or Skip:

See this movie with your family!

Love Takes Wing - a Hallmark Channel Original Movie from the Love Comes Softly series!

MOVIE REVIEW

Love Takes Wing
DVD

Love Takes Wing:

This is the Seventh Movie of the "Love Comes Softly" Book turned Movie Series. The books are originally written by Christian author, Janette Oke and brought to the Movie format originally by Michael Landon, Jr. (The son of Michael Landon - Pa from Little House on the Prairie.) However, for this story... actor, Lou Diamond Phillips directed Love Takes Wing.


CAST:

Sarah Jones ... Belinda
Haylie Duff ... Annie
Jordan Bridges ... Lee
Cloris Leachman ... Miss Hattie
Patrick Duffy ... Mayor Evans
Lou Diamond Phillips ... Ray
Kevin Richardson ... Cyrus Cain

PLOT:

from Hallmark-

When a frontier town is devastated by an unknown illness, a young woman must stand up for those who need her help the most, even if it means standing alone. Academy Award®, Golden Globe and seven-time Emmy® winner Cloris Leachman (“Malcolm in the Middle”), Sarah Jones (“Big Love”), Haylie Duff (“7th Heaven”), former Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson and Patrick Duffy (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) star in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Love Takes Wing”.

When a fatal illness breaks out in a small mid-Western
town, everyone must put aside their prejudices and
trust the town’s new doctor. Ultimately, it’s clear that
a little bit of faith – in oneself and in one another –
can go a long way.

Wounded by the recent death of her husband, Dr. Belinda Simpson (Jones) arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to take up the post of town physician. Once there, she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence (Leachman), have fallen ill to or died from an unknown ailment.

Soon, Belinda begins to worry that she is in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend, Annie (Duff), and the town blacksmith, Lee (Jordan Bridges, “Turn the River”). Unfortunately, the residents of Sikeston aren’t as trusting of Belinda’s abilities as a doctor – mainly because she’s a woman. As well, many of them don’t even want her to help the orphans, who they blame for infecting the rest of the town. Indeed, they would be happy to see the orphanage close altogether. Opposed by what seems like the entire town, Belinda must trust in her abilities, her friends and her faith to guide her.

Movie Review:

I love the Janette Oke books and each of the movies are sweet and endearing... however, I was slightly disappointed with two features in this movie.

First, it was hard to adjust with the new blonde Dr. Belinda Simpson. The young woman who portrayed her in Love's Unfolding Dream had lovely dark hair. Why the drastic change, here? It didn't make sense with casting. It was hard to think of this woman as being the same from the previous movie.

Another thing... Belinda's husband, Drew, has died, leaving her a widow. This has happened three or four times now in the course of this Love Comes Softly movie series. I only wish the movies could have followed the book series, that I loved, closer.

In spite of those things, however, this is still an absolutely wonderful movie! This is the same wholesome family entertainment... that I've grown to expect, respect, and welcome from the Hallmark Channel.

I loved Cloris Leachman in this... she is such a vibrant and vivacious actress! She absolutely stole the screen whenever she was on!

and...

I also loved the very handsome Jordan Bridges, as Lee, the town's Blacksmith, who falls in love with Belinda. Their love story was the highlight of the movie!

And the children... are so precious and dear at the orphanage!

All in all... a movie I enjoyed and would watch over and over again!


See or Skip:
See... I love Pioneer style movies.


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*Photos: Justin Lubin / 2008 Crown Media

April New Movies

Who needs to head to the theater when there are so many great selections already on TV for the entire family. You just need to check the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE and be sure to take note of any show that interests you and your family... and watch them together with a big bowl of POPCORN, of course! Also, it's great to record a show and fast forward through those commercials and pause when needed or fast-forward through anything you like or dislike!

APRIL has given us lots of New TV Movies, including Love Takes Wing and Love Finds a Home. THey are the 7th and 8th Movies of the Love Comes Softly Series.

Love Takes Wing will be released May 5, 2009 - on dvd. Click here for information.



Tomorrow night, April 19th... Two New Movies, Premiere:

My Fake Fiance on ABC family at 8 PM and again at 10 PM

The Irena Sendler Story (Hallmark Hall of Fame) ... CBS ... 9 PM

On April 24, 2009 Disney Premieres:

Hatching Pete ... Disney east ... 8 PM *NEW

Hatching Pete ... Disney west ... 11 PM *NEW

On April 25, 2009 - Saturday

The Sandlot 3 : Heading Home ... ABCfamily ... 1:30 PM (re-airs!)

Hatching Pete ... Disney east ... 8 PM *NEW

Chasing a Dream ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW

Hatching Pete ... Disney west ... 11 PM *NEW


On April 26, 2009 Sunday


Love Takes Wing ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM *NEW


TVLand Awards ... TVland ... 8 PM *NEW

(Note: I don't usually list Award Shows, however this one focuses on Classic Actors and Actresses of the past who have created many wonderful Family TV Shows and Movies... we still enjoy today!)

Love Finds a Home ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW

Hatching Pete ... Disney east ... 9 PM *NEW

Hatching Pete ... Disney west ... 12 AM *NEW

Check out upcoming MAY MOVIES, here - with more information on Movie Titles, Plots, Casts, and Pictures!

Happy Spring-time, Everyone!
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