5/5 Lovely Film
  by Wendy Sparkes (Suffolk, UK)
Whenever you see the words "based on" you know the film isn't going to follow the original story...as proves the case in this series. Actually, this one is the more true to the stories than the others. I don't usually like films that are "based on" - particularly if I have loved the original stories - but I did enjoy this series directed by Michael Landon Jr. If you can accept these aren't the stories of the books written by Christian author Janette Oke, they are an enjoyable set of films of love & faith to watch in their own right.

In this film:
Marty comes west with her husband Aaron Claridge. A tragic accident leaves her a widow expecting her first child & no where to live. Clark Davis is a widower with with a 10yr old daughter, Missie. He suggests a marriage of convenience - she would have a roof over her head for the winter until she can get the wagon train home in the spring, & his daughter would have a woman's influence in her life.
Marty struggles as she deals with life on a farm, grieving her first husband, & dealing with a difficult Missie who's still grieving the loss of her mother. Gradually she learns to love the place, Missie...& Clark, & finds that when spring arrives, she doesn't want to leave.

Buy the Series:
Janette Oke the Love Comes Softly Series: (Set of 6 DVDs) Love Comes Softly; Love's Enduring Promise; Love's Long Journey; Love's Abiding Joy; Loves Unending Legacy; Loves Unfolding Dream

5/5 FYI
  by R. R. (NC)
Michael Landon, Jr. is turning another of Janette Oke's series into movies.
"When Calls the Heart" is on its way.

5/5 Nothing compares to the first!!
  by R. Moore (Howard-Lawson) (USA)
I saw this movie on tv and fell in love with the series...own them all, but if I had to pick my favorite....THIS WOULD BE IT!!!

Very family oriented, funny, romantic..and much more. A MUST HAVE!! Have your tissues ready from time to time and enjoy with everyone.



1/5 Bah!
  by Hayley Miller (Sioux City, Iowa)
I might have liked this movie had I not been so into the book series. They ruined the story! Missie was portrayed as 8 instead of 1 (and a tomboy, when Missie turned out to be very feminine), Marty seemed a lot less like her character in the book, Ma Graham is not in the movie as much as she should be, and they felt the need to add dramatic things to the story, which really weren't necessary. The lost note from Marty to Clark, Clark walking in on Marty in the bath, Marty having her baby delivered by Clark instead of Ma Graham... just stupid annoying things like that. I couldn't even get myself through the other movies. The second one opens up with some dramatic scene... blah. Read the books! =)

5/5 Wholesome
  by Nicole Patterson
This is instalment 1 of an 8 part series from the Halmark Channel. It is a great show following many generations of one family. Tales of great struggle and thier battle to overcome adversity with the help of the Lord. The entire series is incredible and the message is powerful. Great family film.