Customer Reviews

Straight From the Heart

5 star:		(103)
4 star:		(28)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I'm more of an "Aliens" sort of girl than a romance fan, but I have to admit to absolutely loving this movie. I guess I'm just a sappy romantic at heart. This film's been airing on the Hallmark Channel, and I find myself watching it over and over, to the point where I came here to find out if it was on DVD. Thank goodness it is!

I particularly appreciated the cinematography and settings, and well... okay. I really appreciated Andrew McCarthy in his jeans. :) As a mustang adopter and advocate, I can't say that the depiction of mustangs and the BLM (called the "DLM" in the film) is really terribly accurate, but I'm EXTREMELY gratified to see a film even approaching the question of wild horse management in such a positive way. (Of course, when it comes to training mustangs, I wouldn't try this at home; while we see Tyler using some pretty decent training methods, he's also working with a domestic quarter horse rather than a range-fresh mustang; the real thing doesn't tend to go that fast or easy. ;))

I think they did a nice job of making the characters both believable and likeable, and the various conflicts and situations actually make sense, unlike too many films where things could just be resolved if the characters would stop behaving like morons. :) Andrew McCarthy does a really nice job as a gruff cowboy type... and he certainly sits a horse well, too.

It appears that one person has no romance in its soul.
I know there are others.

Such a fabulous, tender love story -- should become a classic.
This movie does not depend on any torrid scenes. And is in keeping with the Hallmark style of good entertainment.

For a Wyoming widower to meet up with a New Yorker is a wonderful stretch of the imagination. Love that sister for her interference.
The color, the scenery, the horses - everything in the movie tuggs at the heart. Tenderly attacks the senses and leaves one with a feeling of love.

So many actors can't portray the tenderness and sorrow needed for a stong love story. Wow!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- if you miss this one - you have denied yourself something special.

No sex, so drugs, no rock & roll and I really loved this gentle story. The scenery IS beautiful. The photography is great. The under current between the actors was believeable. They did a good job showing interest and fighting it. I'm not saying that this movie couldn't be better because there is always room for improvement. But I loved it the way it was. A romantic, happy ending type of movie. In fact I had to buy a copy for myself instead of always borrowing it from a friend.

With my apacolyptic world view with the evolutionary dailliance of Homo sapiens leading to certain planetary sucicide I found this film to be wholesome and uplifting rather than the usual American video presentations of violence,drugs,meaningless sex, models to bring out the worst in human behavior including our public school system students,horror etc.

I could find nothing to criticize in this film.

The acting, cinematography,music, and story were superb.

A major theme was the relentless task of dealing with catastrophic loss in a constructive way and moving on to new authentic relationships and finding "your people."
The film also had many humorous and poignant scenes.

The contrast of Wyoming with NYC was of special interest to me.

I'm from back East, and have lived in Wyoming for almost fifteen years and before that Montana.

This cinema reminded me of two French films "Blue" and "Red" from The Three Colors series by a Polish director.

Here again was the issue of surving and coping major unexpected loss or losses.

The answers again included personal courage and finding "your world of decent caring people".

Wendell Kury

If you like a good, romantic movie but not into voyerism than you'll love this movie!
Frankly I prefer the good old movies that after a big kiss would take you to the valley of flowers or continue to the following day unlike most movies of our time that not only take you into the bedroom with actors in the film but show you every single detail. Like for instance "Cold Mountain", it was an EXCELLENT film all except for the love scene between Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. I was appalled!
The makers of these movies these days treat us as though we have no imagination whatsoever and definitely no morals.
So with all this in mind, I found this movie to be a very good movie. It was extremely moral. I dont want to tell to much as to give the whole story away. SO ENJOY!

I first saw this movie on the Hallmark channel. Then I had to track down the book (as it is out of print). I thoroughly enjoyed both. Of course, there are a few minor changes from book to film. One wonders what took Pamela Wallace so long to get this wonderful book onscreen. New Yorker Jordan Donovan wants to get married but her longtime boyfriend is reluctant to make a commitment. Her best friend answers a singles ad in her name and the rest of the movie takes us to the open land of Wyoming, to the cattle ranch of Tyler Ross, whose well-meaning sister places an ad for him with the agreement that if he meets just one woman, she will stop trying to set him up. Tyler lost his wife and child years ago and is still feeling guilty about falling for anyone new, especially anyone from New York City.

From the start both Tyler and Jordan had their lives all figured out. Jordan thinks she wants to marry her boyfriend, Edward. Tyler, still loyal to the memory of his wife, has no plans for any romance at all. They never figured on falling for each other. Sometimes, as Tyler's sister Laurie says, "what you want doesn't always come in the right package". Although there are a few bumps along the way, a truly romantic proposal at the end more than makes up for it. I've watched it many times and I never tire of it. Clean romance at its best!

My family and I enjoyed this movie, and found it to be a pretty clean romance, with minimal bad language in it, no sex or nudity, and an enjoyable story line. I will be happy to recommend it to others who are in the mood to enjoy a romance....it is light, not too deep, and a very nice story!

I love that this movie brings the plight of the wild mustang herds to the forefront. Even though a lot of the information was inaccurate, just identifying that issue exists was important. These events were intertwined with the breathtaking landscapes of Wyoming, and a wonderful heartfelt romance. Andrew McCarthy fit right in as a cowboy/rancher who suffered tremendous loss, and as a result was very closed off from people. Teri Polo was pretty good as the photographer trying to perfect her craft.

This is a bittersweet romantic story without all the sex and foul language in the big screen movies today. The scenery is beautiful, it's a good story about overcoming losses and love wins in the end!

This movie was sweet and romantic, a great find for a Halmark movie lover and someone who loves good clean family entertainment.