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Love's Long Journey

5 star:		(75)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Out of the three Love Comes Softly movies made, this one is my most favorite. Very touching, but most inaccurate from the original book by Jannette Oke. Neitherless I enjoyed it!

After 2 years of marriage, Missie and Willie have arrived at the land where they are to establish a home/ranch. While Willie goes off to find some ranchhands, Missie befriends her Native American neighbor Miriam who is a blessing from God b/c Missie is pregnant and w/out a doctor around. The story also focuses upon these 3 mysterious men who seem to be gangsters. Later on they discover that there is money hidden somehwere on Misse and Willie's ranch. They hold everyone hostage while searching out for the money. How will Missie and Willie handle this? Well just watch it and you'll find out!

If you have read the book there are TONS of differences. The first half of the book focuses upon their journey on the trail while in the movie they have arrived at their destination within the first 10 minutes. Missie gave birth in a little city Willie left her at in the book and she names the baby Nathan not Matthew like she did in the movie. And Miriram does not exist in the book. The little boy who they adopted, and the 3 gangsters were not present in the book either I believe. To me they made most of the movie's plot up, while keeping some elements from the book--God's faithfulness, love, and I love the last line from the movie Missie says--"To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven."

All in all I reccommend the movie to fans of the Little House on the Praire series and the Love Comes Softly book series by the amazing Janette Oke. Go read the book if you never had...it is truly beautiful. Love's Abiding Joy, the 4th book in the series is in the works right now of being produced into a movie. It will premiere later this year and I am looking very forward to it! :-D

Based on Jeanette Oke's "Love Comes Softly" series, which has sold over 30 million copies, "Love's Long Journey" is the 3rd installment, and is a charming period piece about Missie and Willie LaHaye, going west to start a ranch, build a home, and have a family of their own. This is mellow filmmaking, with a peaceful ambiance, and an occasional dramatic sequence. A Christian theme flows through the plot line, and the film makes excellent family viewing. Those who are used to "blow 'em up" fare will find the film slow, others will find it refreshing.

Missy is a gentle woman, and also a natural tomboy, who knows how to shoot a lot better than she can make an edible biscuit, but she learns how to cook from an older cowhand (Frank McRae, endearing as Cookie), and her toughness comes in handy when dealing with some unsavory characters.

Directed by Michael Landon Jr., who also had a hand in the script, the cast is wonderful, with Erin Cottrell as Missy, and Logan Bartholomew as Willie, with John Savage as leader of a trio of bad guys, and Graham Phillips delightful as the young boy Jeff. Irene Bedard is exceptionally beautiful as the LaHaye's Native American neighbor, Miriam. Shot on location in some scenic locations like Big Sky Ranch in Ventura County, California, the cinematography by Brian Shanley is lovely, with endless panoramas and a feeling of how life was in a past era.

"Love's Long Jouney" is an above average television production, and I'm looking forward to the next film in the series, "Love's Abiding Joy," which is presently in post-production. As Missy quotes from Ecclesiastes in the film, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven," and the saga of this family is heartwarming as well as fine entertainment.

This is the 3rd movie in the Love Comes Softly series. It is absolutely wonderful. Every time any of the movies are on the Hallmark channel, my husband and I drop everything to watch them. I highly recommend all three movies. They are heart-warming stories that make you feel good inside.

I saw this movie on TV and loved it.This is a great movie for the family and a fun one to.It is a feel good movie

I bought this film recently on DVD, and thought it was a good family-friendly film, very inspired! (I loved the first two as well, "Love Comes Softly" and "Love's Enduring Promise") Based on a novel by best-selling Christian fiction write Janette Oke, "Love's Long Journey," is a heart-warming continuation of the story of Missie & William LaHaye (newly married). This movie is based on the third book in the series. There is a switch of the actress playing Missie (January Jones is noticeably absent), but newcomer-to-the-series Erin Cottrell does a fine job as Missie (she had me convinced by the end that she WAS Missie); this movie is also not quite accurate to the book, but is so well-told overall, that it stands quite well on its own as a film & continuation of the series.

Missie & Willie LaHaye, newly married, encounter quite a few adventures, both on their journey West & in settling their new homestead! From Indians (Native Americans) to rustlers & outlaws, they must perservere to establish their new ranch & keep it running. And to add to the drama, Missie becomes pregnant and is miles from the closest doctor: will this brave couple be able to overcome the obstacles in their way?!?

For those of you worried about content, this is a clean film! There is no language that I can recall; there is some tense situations with Indians & again with some outlaws, but overall it is very family-friendly, and content is not going to be an issue.

This is a wonderful, family-friendly story that promotes good values of love, honor, courage, faith, forgiveness, and much more! Highly recommended as a break from the typical Hollywood fare: this is wholesome family fun!

I have seen all the prievious movies in the series and have read some of the books. This show is a good wholesome film that the whole family can watch. When I watch these films I often look back to the show Little House on the prairie. I find that these movies are a modern take on Littlehouse on the prairie. These are one of my faverite movies so I give it a five star.

This was a great movie! My family and kids enjoyed it much. Faith in God! Morals! Clear cut good vs. evil! with..the good guys winning!
Yep...They don't make'm like this any more. Thanks for a great old fashion movie and series! If your a square like us you'll love it!

The Pepe's

Very good story,need to see or read all three in series Love Comes Softly, Loves Enduring Promise, and Loves Long Journey in that order to really get the story line and the feel of what is going on. Very good story about those times and what people had to deal with and a good love story.

Loved It! Glad to see decent wholesome movies and can't wait to get this so I can watch it without commercials!

Lovely. It's a sweet story with danger, humor, and regular life struggles crashing to a head in the end. Janette Oke's books are always lovely, but seeing them come alive visually is always a treat too.