In Relation To Love Finds a Home

Dr. Belinda Owens (Sarah Jones) has a near-perfect life. She has a wonderful husband named Lee (Jordan Bridges), and a beautiful (matter of opinion) adopted daughter named Lillian (Courteney Halverson). But Belinda can't be perfectly happy - her inability to get pregnant clouds her otherwise-perfect life. Then her old schoolmate, Annie (Haylie Duff), comes for a visit. Annie is pregnant with her first child, and seeing a pregnant friend so close at hand increases Belinda's anxiety.

Pros: The cons are a really long list, so I have to say right now that I like this movie. Lee is great! Lillian's boyfriend, Joshua (Michael Trevino), is really cute. (Even if the actor has distractingly pierced ears!) He's also very responsible and sweet. Annie's mother-in-law, Mary (Patty Duke), is hilarious and acted very well.

Cons: Aaaaaaaaaah! The latest Love Comes Softly movies have had this sort of "squelched girl syndrome" (as Steven D. Greydanus of Decent Films says). They all have women who are restricted somehow by their husbands. I find that extremely annoying. Lillian, despite what everyone says, is not "beautiful," although she can look pretty. Haylie Duff was a terrible choice! She doesn't look "pioneerish" in any sense of the "word." Her skin is too dark, her hair too short and streaked, and her eyebrows too dark for her hair color. Plus, she doesn't act like a pioneer woman - and she certainly doesn't look pregnant! The writing and acting could be better, though I've seen worse.

My Rating: OK (birthing scene)

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