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The Magic of Ordinary Days - Hallmark

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I watched this film at the suggestions of a friend...Had to watch it again the very next night and have seen it several times since. It's so nice to watch a film where people are acutally nice to each other and there is no offensive language or elicit scenes.
Just recently learned of some friends in a very similar situation and recommended the film to them to help work throught the emotions they are having. Livvy, a young and educated woman finds herself pregnant shortly following the death of her mother. The father of her baby leaves the scene and Livvy's father insists that she will not have a child out of wedlock and so arranges her marriage to a lonely farmer in a very rural area of Colrado. Ray (the farmer) is shy and reserved, but was brought up with high moral values and treats Livvy like she is something special. The rest of the movie develops the story of how Ray and Livvy get acquainted and eventually fall in love, even though that was not Livvy's original intention.
I think the film has a powerful message about forgiveness and forbearance. I have purchased several copies and love to share it with friends. I HIGHLY recommend it!!!!

This movie was great! The story was beautiful, and interesting--not cheesy or hokey, like the Love's Enduring Promise series. No cheesy lines at all, or fake loving gazes. The story is about an educated woman who finds herself pregnant and unwed during WWII. Her father arranges a marriage for her to someone she has never met, in a place she has never been. Skeet Ulrich--who I never really thought of as more than the cute guy from The Craft--was super moving as the husband who loves her from the very moment he lays eyes on her. He treats her like GOLD! Then there is a subplot involving friends from a Japanese internment camp--which really adds to the story. Check it out. Its a great movie!

I saw this movie at a (small) girls camp. Of course, we all fell deeply in love with Ray by the end of the movie.

This is not only a beautiful and unique love story, different from your typical Pride and Prejudice type romance (don't get me wrong--Pride and Prejudice is one of my absolute favorite stories of all time, this story is just different in a very good way) but there are many other lessons, not just those of ture love and happily ever after. Some of the lessons in this film might be: acceptance of others, acceptance of self, forgiveness, and (of course) that you don't have to be similar to a person to love them--you can love anyone, if you want to.

I'm not sure I would like to show this movie to very young children, although there is no bad language or suggestive scenes, etc. There are some things parents wouldn't want very young children to see or that they wouldn't understand, such as (*SPOILERS*) the Japanese Internment is discussed in some detail, Livvy is sent to live with Ray so she doesn't have a child out of wedlock, etc. Don't get me wrong, it is a wonderful and wholesome film, just watch it with older kids who would understand these kind of things.

This sweet adaptation of Ann Howard Creel's book simply nails WWII farm life in the rural Rocky Mountains perfectly. It is a quiet tale of Livy, (Keri Russell) Eight Days a Week, an educated, attractive young woman pregnant out-of-wedlock who agrees to an arranged marriage to a shy Colorado farmer Ray (Skeet Ulrich) Jericho - The Complete Series in order to please her father and make her child legitimate.

It also involves a subplot about two young Japanese American women who are in an internment camp. This is a shameful segment of our country's WWII history that is still very real out here.

The actors are simply wonderful in well-written roles, the costumes and set design are really great and the scenery is breathtaking. I heartily recommend it as one of the best Hallmark movies I have seen.

I majored in English Lit so I tend to avoid shallow romances where characters are two-dimensonal. But when a friend of mine insisted on lending me her DVD to watch this movie, I decided it might be a nice film to watch with my husband for Valentine's Day. I think I've watched it 4 or 5 times since then!

Livy arrives in the small CO farming community (1944) with very little luggage and only determined to stay until she can figure out a way to leave. She is still in love with the father of her baby, although he has certainly abandoned her. The contrast between Ray, the farmer who has agreed to marry her, and Edward could not be more stark. Ray is committed, patient, selfless and forgiving and Edward won't even own up to his responsibility. Although Livy can offer little of practical value on a farm--she can't cook, for one--Ray doesn't hold that against her as he patiently suffers through her dinner disasters. He tries to please her in every way, never seeming to realize that it is HE that is doing her the big favor.

I could go on, but this film has lots of irony, symbolism and character development. For example, it is the highly educated Livy that is the minister's daughter, but it is Ray that has the most faith in "God's will." And there is a lot to think about when it comes to the symbol of the butterflies. Also, both Livy and Ray change and grow in good ways throughout the film.

I was able to get my teenage daughter to watch and by the end she commented, "I'd like to marry someone just like Ray--except not a farmer!" Luckily, her dad is a lot like Ray so she already has a good model. Watching this movie has helped me to see where I can be more "forebearing" in my own marriage. I highly recommend it.

This has to be one of the most romantic movies i have ever seen other than pride and prejudice of course. This movie was wonderfully done and the clothes for that era was just breath taking wonderful vintage clothing.. But the movie was so good and the emotions seem real and the ending was just wow, both actors did a great job and the guy his character just made you want to fall in love with him yourself...if your that hopless romantic then this is for you...


ALSO RECOMMENDED FROM HALLMARK DVDs OR MOVIES: the series
Love comes softly
Love's enduring promise
Love's long journey

you have to watch and get those three you won't be disappointed...

I am a member of the TV Academy and I received this in the mail to vote on. I was close to just tossing it in the recycle bin without watching it, but then decided to give it a good 10 minutes. I ended up glued to the TV for the entire movie. It was refreshing to watch something so positive and not full of gratuitous violence or sex. Kerry Russell and Skeet Ulrich have great chemistry! It was wholesome and sweet and I find myself watching it over and over again. Even in its simplicity, the movie is never dull and has a good pace and wonderful acting.

I first saw this movie when it orginally aired on TV. After the movie I ran out and purchased it and I have probably watched this 100x's. If your hopeless romantic like myself you will love it! A must see!

What a beautiful movie! I'm not a huge Hallmark movie fan but I watched this one b/c of the actors in it and I was so glad I did. Like another person said I could watch this over and over and over. It is so wonderful and great for the whole family. If you have a hopeless romantic in your family BUY this for them. I promise you they will love it!

This is a movie that you will watch over and over. It takes a sad and difficult situation and turns it into an upbeat and a beautiful life. The acting so believable that you will believe that you are watching your neighbors next door. Be prepared to watch this movie in one sitting. A wonderful and clean movie for all ages. Well worth the money. A marvelous love story.