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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 4168
Released: February 26, 2002 |
| Our Price: $7.47 |
| Used Price: $7.35 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Dianne Parker (Kimberly Williams) meets and marries the handsome and charismatic Mark McCune (Eric Close), never noticing the quiet attention of his brother, David (Campbell Scott), a soft-spoken pediatrician. Their marriage seems perfect until the birth of their daughter, Julia, a baby with genetic abnormalities. Mark, who can't face the idea of a less-than-perfect child, walks out, leaving Dianne to confront the challenges of being a single mom. As the years pass, Dianne and her mother, Hannah (Blair Brown), remain selflessly devoted to Julia. David introduces Dianne to a young girl (Alexa Vega) from a troubled home as a "mother's helper," and things begin to change. Julia gains a best friend and Dianne finds renewed strength and hope, but David must wait patiently for a chance to reveal his true feelings. In the process, Dianne learns that love is more than what you feel for someone - it's what you're willing to give of yourself.
Follow The Stars Home Reviews:
The film is okay 
2009-09-08 - I have read the book and seen the film, and they are just okay. Kimberly Williams indeed is devoted to her severely disabled child, if a little unrealistically. NEVER a snarky, exhausted, angry moment from either her or her mother, not even one, and never a hair out of place either. In direct contrast to "good mom" is "bad mom," Amy's mother. While Alexa Vega does shine here, she is indeed a very good young actress, Amy's story makes my blood boil. Yes, her mother is a depressed, grieving widow but also completely emotionally neglecting her young daughter and the one who brought Buddy into the house even though she knows he mistreats Amy. Buddy was a bit sanitized in the film, as in the book he beats the puppy and Amy badly and then takes them to the bridge, where he throws the puppy off. Amy jumps off both to save the puppy and to escape Buddy, who is about to rape her. In book and film Buddy has endangered her child's life, yet all Amy's mother has to do is go to rehab, no legal consequences whatsoever, and all is well. I thought the scene between Dianne and Amy's mother ludicrous, when she was attempting to justify her behavior by saying, " I drink to be able to sleep." I wanted Dianne to stop looking sympathetically at her and tell her firmly that it was time for her to wake UP, that her boyfriend nearly killed her daughter.
I feel this "permissible amnesia" sends a bad message, that no matter what you do or let someone else do to your child, to the point of murder, all that is necessary is to go to rehab, have every right to demand your child back, and supposedly live happily ever after.
Wonderful Story! 
2009-08-01 - I saw this movie on Hallmark a few months ago and just loved it. This is a story about a young couple who have their first child, a little girl who is born with severe disabilities. The husband, who is a fisherman by trade, can't handle it when she decides to have the baby, going back out to sea and leaving her alone. The husbands brother is a pediatrician (played by Campbell Scott) and he helps her care for the child. A romance develops between the two. As a person with a disability myself, I appreciated the high quality of life they provided for this little girl, allowing her to experience as much of life as possible. A great story about life and love and what is really important.
Follow The Stars Home 
2009-07-11 - The movie was ok. I just felt that it was too short to have too much going on.
Great Film
2009-05-10 - When I saw this film and read the reviews on it I just had to get it. It is a very moving story to it but what I think of the film is abosulty great but I thought when they found they were having a baby they were thrilled but when the husband found out the baby had something wrong with it he just got up and walked out on her and the baby and was not seen for a good few years.His brother had feeling for her for years but was the one caring for his niece along with her mother.Her daughter had made friends with a local girl who came over to her everyday.The husdand wans a spiteful pig he wanted his wife back but not his own daughter because he had said their daughter will not live much longer and wants her back.She told him if you want me back my daughter comes too.He could not accept it and walks off and never to be seen again.So his had finally got his chance and told his sister-in-law how he feels about her.So if you want a tear jerker film I guess you wanna see this film.
Great Love Story
2009-05-05 - I finally purchased this DVD recently because everytime it comes on TV, I watch it and figured why listen to the commercials when you can watch it anytime without interuptions when you have your own.
I like the majority of Hallmark movies and will continue to buy at Amazon because you get a better price than at other places.
