Romance Reviews

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The Light Between Oceans (2016)

The Light Between Oceans (2016)

I really wanted to recommend this film, in fact I can wholeheartedly recommend the first half of The Light Between Oceans, which is probably the most stunningly gorgeous half-film...

Linda
When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Hero

When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Hero

For being kind of a bunch of sanctimonious goody goodies, the folks of Hope Valley are often blatantly snippy, judgy, and gossipy. It’s no surprise that the town’s children...

Jennifer
When Calls the Heart: Troubled Hearts

When Calls the Heart: Troubled Hearts

When Calls the Heart: Troubled Hearts finds change afoot in Hope Valley, but if we’ve learned anything from watching When Calls the Heart it’s that change in Hope Valley...

Jennifer
When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart

When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart

Every time I settle in for a new When Calls the Heart movie, I’m reminded how much I love everything about them. There’s the way every character either nods,...

Jennifer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

As in, why was this film necessary? Why was it made? It’s been more than a decade since My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and I’m not sure that, at...

Vickie
The Longest Ride (2015)

The Longest Ride (2015)

Not to sound like an objectifying perv, but dear lord, Scott Eastwood is one beautiful man. Sweet Jesus. I will fully admit right here that he is a big...

Linda
Aloha (2015)

Aloha (2015)

I can only assume that the disjointed, scattered, confusing, illogical and, sadly, mostly unentertaining film from writer-director Cameron Crowe somehow fell victim to over-editing or excessive tinkering that ultimately...

Vickie
When Calls the Heart: Trials of the Heart

When Calls the Heart: Trials of the Heart

This installment finds the widows of Coal Valley suing the mining company for negligence, but this bold step forward stirs up even more conflict for the town. Meanwhile, our...

Jennifer
The Age of Adaline (2015)

The Age of Adaline (2015)

Opening with an earnest narration straight out of a Ken Burns Americana documentary, we learn that Adaline, born in 1908, was in a car accident where, by some magic...

Linda
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

Apparently there is a whole genre of Cinderella-with-a-twist films out there. Looking at the producer’s of this film’s credits, for instance, shows involvement with A Cinderella Story, Another Cinderella...

Jennifer
Elsa & Fred (2014)

Elsa & Fred (2014)

There aren’t a lot of sweet movies these days, and by “sweet” I don’t mean sentimental or family friendly. I mean nice movies about regular folks. Elsa and Fred...

Jennifer
If I Stay

If I Stay

I remember once seeing a local news story about a family of four that was involved in a horrific car crash, where all but one of the victims died...

Linda