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The Magic of Ordinary Days

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A beautiful pastor's daughter (Keri Russell), devastated over her mother's death, engages in a brief romance with a dashing soldier during WWII as a source of consolation. Soon after he leaves for Europe, she realizes that she is pregnant. Mattie's (I THINK that was the girl's name) father is furious over his daughter's indiscretion and arranges for her to quietly marry a young man in the parish of one of his minister friends...far from home. Mattie has no other choice but to marry the good hearted, but rather distant young farmer. Will Mattie grow to love her husband of convenience or will the father of her child return for her? Hopefully, this wonderful movie will be released on dvd and you will get the chance to find out.

This movie is very clean and family friendly. When the movie begins, Mattie is already pregnant, so you won't see her hitting the sack...this is a hallmark movie after all! I found the movie to be very sweet with several genuinely funny parts. Overall, this is a good movie about forgiveness and true love. A must see.

This is an excellent movie about finding love, forgiveness and acceptance in the least-likely of places. While I was not too familiar with either of the lead actors, I really liked Skeet Ulrich's performance as Ray.
Like one of the other reviewers, I, too, checked out the book from my library after seeing the movie. It is a nice, quick read and expands on the stories of Livy and Ray and their families as well as the Umahara sisters whom Livy befriends.
This is an excellent movie for people who like grown-up stories
without profanity, nudity, or sex scenes. It proves that a movie doesn't need any of those things as long as the story is good.

Hallmark stores do carry the DVD of this movie (but they are going quickly as this is one of the most popular movies by Hallmark), and you can also buy it online through Hallmark's site. It's been available for at least a few months (I got mine back in April). Also, for your information, Hallmark has received more positive feedback about this movie than any other Hallmark Hall of Fame movie and are currently looking into making a sequel to the story, so help make it possible by buying the DVD and writing to Hallmark.

This film was beautifully done. The cast was superb. The Skeet Ulrich character, Ray, was wonderful. The quiet, gentleness of this character was played perfectly by Skeet. Kerri Russell did a wonderful job as Livy, learning to love the land and Skeet. Mare Winningham is always outstanding. I thought this movie was great. I have watched the DVD at least a dozen times. Skeet Ulrich is a young Henry Fonda. He should be in more movies and particularly the wonderful Hallmark movies.

I was mesmerized by Skeet's performance as the quiet, gentle farmer whose love for his bride is truly unconditional. His body language conveys the most subtle of emotions without the necessity of speech. This was a difficult role, which, it turned out, was perfectly suited to Skeet's talents as an understated, intense actor.

To the last reviewer, the girl's name is Livy...
A lovely adaptation of Ann Howard Creel's debut adult novel. To get more insight into the beatiful relationship that develops between Livy and Ray, and the sneaky sub-plot involving the Japanese prison camp girls, do check out the book.

Being from North Carolina, I found Skeet Ulrich's performance in this love story breathtaking. Keri Russell did a superb job as well. They both demonstrated true love and forgiveness for not only their own mistakes but those of others as well. The relationship that grew between these two characters is the kind of relationship I think most of us would like to see, patience, understanding and true love. I liked the movie so much I can't wait to purchase it when it becomes available.

This was a wonderful movie that touched me deeply. It reminded me that love should have a basis of decency and honor, which is a message that should be sent more often. I am an English teacher and I am putting together a class using historical fiction. This movie will be used as I introduce the class; it is perfectly crafted and beautifully done.

I loved this Movie!! Skeet Ulrich did a wonderful job playing the lonely farmer who would do anything to make Livy (Keri Russell) happy. This is a story of redemption and forgiveness and unconditional love. I don't know how many times I have watched it, probably over 50. I had to buy another copy of the DVD because my friends kept borrowing it. I also read the book. I would like to see a sequel of this movie - like the Sarah Plain and Tall series from Hallmark. If you have the same thought there is a petition online asking Hallmark to do just that. Go here: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ordday/ to sign it. Be sure to tell them that they have to use the same actors expecially Skeet and Keri.

I haven't seen this yet, so this isn't so much a review as information for those of you who want it. I'm a huge Keri Russell fan, so I did a little digging, and if you want to buy this movie, it's available at www.hallmark.com, if you search the title, it will bring you to the page.

Enjoy.