We own three of the Love Comes Softly series, so we were quite disappointed when we purchased Love's Christmas Journey. While Maximo Munzi's cinematography was once again very good, the editing and script was terrible. The long 171 minute movie could have easily been edited to 90 minutes max without missing a beat. The pacing between cuts was extremely drawn out. There were several scenes that could have been deleted or highly compressed.
One of the major flaws with the script is how the lead actors and actresses seem more concerned with getting the town into the Christmas spirit than in finding their missing brother and father who has been gone for several days and was in mortal danger. Even though the viewing audience knows the missing man is okay, the family of the man does not, and so their behavior is unrealistic.
The bright spot is seeing the 94 year-old Ernest Borgnine perform in the second half of the movie.
Despite the Christmas cover on the DVD and the title, the true message of Christmas was largely absent. So those who buy this movie with the hope that they will hear old fashioned Christmas carols and the message of Jesus Christ coming to this earth as Savior of the world will be hugely disappointed.
One of the major flaws with the script is how the lead actors and actresses seem more concerned with getting the town into the Christmas spirit than in finding their missing brother and father who has been gone for several days and was in mortal danger. Even though the viewing audience knows the missing man is okay, the family of the man does not, and so their behavior is unrealistic.
The bright spot is seeing the 94 year-old Ernest Borgnine perform in the second half of the movie.
Despite the Christmas cover on the DVD and the title, the true message of Christmas was largely absent. So those who buy this movie with the hope that they will hear old fashioned Christmas carols and the message of Jesus Christ coming to this earth as Savior of the world will be hugely disappointed.