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Love's Unending Legacy

5 star:		(51)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I have watched all of the movies since the very first one, Love Comes Softly, and fell in love with the series so much so that I bought the books to read and couldn't wait for this movie. I was very disappointed with this particular installment. This was so far away from the book that I didn't recognize it when I watched it. Other than the observations already noted (Belinda as Missie's daughter not sister, etc.), it also seems to have lost her brothers and their adopted son, Jeff. If there was only about 4 years difference between this movie and the last one, then her brothers would not have been old enough to be out on their own, yet there was no mention that they even exist. However, I am glad that they are able to keep Dale Midkiff as Clark, but think they could find a better substitute for Katherine Heigl as Marty. To kill off Willie just to give Missy a new love interest was a travesty. I gave it two stars and hope if they make the last books, they follow the books as best they can (outside of resurrecting Willie via a dream sequence).

I have to chime in on the other reviews about killing off Willie. He was the character that I kept looking forward to seeing in the movies and by killing him off ruined the movie. He is an excellent actor and gave me the connection I needed form the second movie. I loved the fact that he and Dale were still in it. The purpose of series are for us to be able to follow the movies and this was a disappointment. I agree with one of the reviews that said can you have him and the orginal Missy come back because someone was dreaming or had amnesia or something. Erin was not a good choice to be substitued for the orginal adult Missy. There are few choices for Family movies out there and I was hoping this one would continue as a series. We as readers and movie goers tend to get attached to the actors that play the characters. We do realize sometimes there is a time restraint but I know if you made them an offer they can't refuse they would do the series. That is up to you to make it so they will not turn the part down. Thanks.

I don't like to write negative reviews, but as someone who has read the Love Comes Softly series, I feel I have to comment on this most recent movie & the movie series in general. I do appreciate Michael Landon Jr.'s production of wholesome family entertainment and I think these Love Come Softly movies have a good message. However, I think it's really unfortunate that with each movie he gets further and further away from the words that Janette Oke wrote. Kill off Willie?! :( Janette Oke is a very good author and was the top Canadian author for sales in the late 1980's. She even outsold Margaret Atwood! I loved the Love Come Softly books. What's really sad is that the writer has borrowed the characters and titles, but has used great poetic license with the stories...so much now that they have ceased to belong to Janette Oke.

Well, after reading some of the reviews on this movie I thought I would be disapointed. But I thought this was a great movie. I do not read the books I just watch the movies, so I am basing my review on the movie only. The only thing I did agree with the actor change for Marty - wish they keep Kathine Heigl.

Great movie and I can't wait for part 6.

My wife and I have really enjoyed the series. Loves unending legacy was not good. in fact it was a major disappointment. poorly written, gaps in the story line, it seemed thrown together just to get another movie out to the public. My best advise is do not purchase this selection.

No movie from book to film are ever the same. However I myself and my family have enjoyed the Love Comes Softly series. I don't have to worry about language or nudity. These are great family films and would buy again.

I am so glad that my best friend and I, both huge fans of the entire "Love Comes Softly" series, bought our copies of this latest installment at the same time, because after we watched her copy I promptly returned mine to the store! I've never read the books so I'm not familiar with how the movies deviate from the rest of the story (you can read other users' comments about that), but just as the fifth installment of the film series, this movie was a complete let-down. The acting is stiff and uninspiring - even from Dale Midkiff, the only consistent actor throughout the series - and the reuse of sets is noticeably distracting. Any fan of the movies will notice before the credits are over that the "farm" Missie is supposedly returning to is the exact same "ranch" used in the last two movies, which she supposedly just left! You can even see the burial crosses of her husband, daughter and Sonny Huff under the tree in the background at her parents' "farm." The new Marty is wildly mis-cast, and to have young Mattie complaining that he's had no brothers or sisters growing up completely disregards the fact that he had a baby sister (albeit she died in the last movie) and an adopted older brother. And speaking of Jeff, where is he in this movie?

All in all, with every film in this series, the production quality, the writing, and the acting noticeably and sadly digress. Enjoy the original film, "Love Comes Softly," but spend your money elsewhere when it comes to any of the subsequent films, especially this one. I'm very sad to say that it's not worth it.

I have never read the books but have heard that they are great. I usually do not compare books and movies since movies are always different. I have watched this and the other movies on the Hallmark channel and found them truly delightful, entertaining and great for the whole family. My girls 6 & 3 years love the movies. We love the Little House on the Prairie series (we own all of them) and this is along the same line as a great family movie. Clean with no cursing and no risque scenes which is so hard to find. Highly recommend this movie as a movie not as a movie from a book. If you like books, just stick to them and judge a movie based on the movie. It was just based on the characters it is never exactly like the books, just like Little House was not exactly like the books.

I too have read all of the books in the "Love" series, and have seen all of the movies as well. I LOVED this movie! It upsets me that there are such negative reviews on here when this film promotes such inspiration and faith. Every movie based on a book is adapted differently on film. This is no different. I felt that the storyline with Missie returning home, adopting a teenager, and learning to love again was very relatable regardless of the differences in time period and setting. I think many people, including myself, would be able to relate to Missie's struggle to accept change and find her way back with GOD's guidance. Change is difficult for everyone, and the message in this movie is that we can make it through the hard times and the challenges in life, and that with the grace of GOD we will be led home again.

I would highly recommend this movie to anyone regardless of their faith. I think that the message is overwhelmingly positive in a world where most movies are dominated by the opposite. I also highly encourage those who have written a negative review here to watch the movie again with an open mind. You may find, as I did, that you may even learn something about yourself... and as far as I am concerned that is the greatest lesson of them all.

This series started with such promise. I enjoyed the first two movies (granted they more closely followed the books). Janette Oke wrote such wonderful stories, I really have a hard time understanding why they would make SO many changes. The actress who plays Missie in this movie does not act emotion very well at all. Moments that were supposed to be serious were laughably ridiculous because of her demeanor and the faces she would make. She made the same stern, straight-lined mouth expression for everything, whether she was supposed to be angry, happy or sad. And I cannot believe that they killed off Willie. He was the one redeeming character that I was still watching for. The actor who plays Clark is the only one that has remained the same for the whole series. (He too makes me laugh because he sometimes morphs into talking like Elvis- as he starred in a TV movie playing Elvis...)

I understand that this is still good family entertainment. I appreciate the fact that Hallmark is making family and faithful entertainment (hence the two stars rather than one). I just think that they could be doing a better job. Ms. Oke wrote great stories- they didn't need to be changed. Yes, edited for time constraints but that's all that was really necessary. This story wasn't even a Love Comes Softly book- some of the characters were the same but there the similarities end. I'm still sad that Katherine Heigl was unable to reprise her role as Marty but I don't blame her for not wanting to be associated with the mediocre movie. The acting was pretty horrible- I only watched the whole thing to see how they wrapped things up. The majority of the time, though, I couldn't help laughing about how the story, the facial expressions, the acting - was all supposed to be fairly serious but because the quality and caliber of talent was so low it was laughably ridiculous. A big disappointment- I would watch this on TV before spending any money on it. If the same actress is still playing Missy I don't plan on bothering with the rest of the series. A series of movies that could have been so much better- that's the main reason for my disappointment. With such a great premise, you wouldn't think it could go so wrong...