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A Soldier's Love Story
Ten year old Jared Marshall's life crumbled down after his parents' divorce a year ago. Not only does his dad put his job first since, mother uproots him from Iowa by moving in with her ma so she can take a job in California. When Jared's class writes letters to US troops in Bosnia from the nearest base, kindhearted Sergeant First Class Vince Carerra, who grew up fatherless and got divorced because his wife wasn't faithful while he was on tour of duty, takes to the kid and starts a correspondence with 'fatherly' advice. Once his unit returns to Fort Sebastian, Vince calls on Jared's home, warmly welcomed. Vince becomes Jared's personal baseball coach and after some Cupid encouragement, his mother's boyfriend, but on an understanding not to commit because he's likely to be redeployed.
| Release : | 2010 |
| Rating : | 6.8 |
| Studio : | Larry Levinson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, LG Films, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
| Cast : | Lori Loughlin Johnny Messner Stefanie Powers Charles Henry Wyson Troy Winbush |
| Genre : | Romance TV Movie |
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Let's be realistic.
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
I don't write many TV related reviews. In fact I have not written one in many years. Having said that, I was clicking my way through the 350 or so FIOS channels on this rainy and cold day and caught in progress (I missed the first 10 or so minutes but it was easy enough to pick up the plot) this movie on the Hallmark Movie Channel. The HMC is not one of my favorite channels and I always thought of it as an LMN type channel with silly plots with outrageous detours along the 2 hour route.What a pleasure watching a movie for a change without cursing, screaming, sex, etc. OK so it has a nice predictable ending but it was even nicer the way they got to the ending. How great it is to sit through a 2 hour movie without the usual distaste along the way. See it for yourself.
I very much enjoyed this film - as many have pointed out, no sex, no violence, good acting, warm story line. The characters and story moved along pretty realistically. I say that based on my experience of raising a son whose father did not participate in his life. I am sorry that ludovica36 made such awful comments about it. I find it hard to believe that anyone who actually watched the movie would have things like that to say. And take the time to post something so extreme and nasty. You know what they say about reviews - toss out the highest and the lowest and go with those in between. Obviously, the other reviewers here saw the same movie I saw in the light it was intended to be seen in.
A great movie - plot moves along well, positive portrait of a real dad, enough romance without the sexual junk. Clean, family oriented, my whole family (wife, kids, in-laws) loves it. The actors and actresses are wonderful. Would have liked to see: - Chapel scene - the plot talks a lot about God, yet there is no scene depicting worship, I think a simple chapel scene would have been a great way to build the spiritual commitment to each other. - Family Support Group scene - the military is very good at welcoming in the new family members, especially those new to the military and pairing them with other women to support one another during deployments.Other than that this is one of those movies we will end up buying and watching many times. No cursing, no sex, no violence, just a plain, simple yet moving - movie. This is what film making is all about!!!!
Usually I'm very wary with most TV films, especially those coming from the Lifetime, Oxygen, WE or Hallmark channels. Most are either the violent poor-poor-pitiful-me womens variety or they are so saccharine and preachy they make me gag! But "Meet My Mom" is a most pleasant film that didn't insult my spirit or my intelligence; I really cared what happened to the people involved.The plot, in short: 7 year-old Jared Marshall (Charles Henry Wilson) strikes up a school project pen pal in the form of Army Sergeant Vince Carerra (a genuinely warm Johnny Messner). When Sgt. Carerra returns from overseas, he decides to look up the young Jared and in the process makes friends with the young lad's mother (a fine Lori Loughlin). Very gently, with little moments of every day life, these three people begin to bond.Granted, it's not "Meet Me In St. Louis" and yet it is; there's a kindness to these characters that has been long missing from television (or films for that matter). It is so very nice to sit down to a film and watch it and care about characters without feeling like your soul has been sullied or your emotions masturbated.And it is always a delight to see the wonderful Stefanie Powers, this time as Lori Loughlin's mother, Louise Metcalf. Ms. Powers is a great anchor for any production and "Meet My Mom" is blessed to have her.The ending I won't spoil for you; Sgt. Carerra finds himself, after building a relationship with mother and son, ready to ship off once more overseas. Will they or won't they marry? The finale does satisfy, but don't bet the farm on a M-G-M happy ending.
