Love's Unending Legacy

2007 1h 24m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 37

DramaRomanceWesternFamilyTV Movie

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Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle. She and Maddy move back in with her parents Clark and Marty. She finds a new home, and finds a new teaching position that she settles right into, but Missie has lost all faith in herself, until a chance encounter at her father's church where she adopts homeless orphan Belinda Marshall.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erin Cottrell
Missie LaHaye
Holliston Coleman
Belinda Marshall-LaHaye
Victor Browne
Sherrif Zack Tyler
Hank Stratton
Pastor Joe
Braeden Lemasters
Jacob Marshall-LaHaye
Dave Florek
Hank Pettis
Stephanie Nash
Mrs. Pettis
Bret Loehr
Calvin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Griffiths
Writers: Pamela Wallace
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Love Comes Softly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Griffiths, shot by Brian Shanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kevin Kiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Erin Cottrell and Holliston Coleman and Victor Browne carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Griffiths directs. Brian Shanley behind the camera. Kevin Kiner scores. Colleen Halsey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Love Comes Softly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Mark Griffiths, shot by Brian Shanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kevin Kiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Erin Cottrell and Holliston Coleman and Victor Browne carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0929864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Shanley
Original score: Kevin Kiner
Editing: Colleen Halsey
Production design: Niko Vilaivongs
Costume design: Amanda Vinopal
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Love's Unending Legacy (2007)

Part of

Love Comes Softly Collection

A Christian drama television movie set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke.

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Reno2015-11-24
★ 6.5/10
5. The stories of Missie and the orphan siblings: Uniting again with a new family. The fifth one in the Hallmark's 'Love Comes Softly' movie series. Once again the story skips to a couple of years forward. I remembered last time I said the movie was better than what others thought about it, but this time it was not the same case. It was a little letdown, especially in the first half. After losing the husband, Willie, in the line of duty, Missie and her son Mattie moves back to be near with her parents and to start afresh life. It is a changed town now, less opportunities and more competitive for everything. Missie decline's her parents offer to help her financially. The mother and son rent a small house and settles down with enough earnings to support themselves. Until one day an orphan girl joins them and changes the course of the narration in a new direction. "I couldn't save Jenny... And you couldn't save Kathy. But we can save Jacob." The first three films were so good in the series, but I kind of feeling it beginning to decline as the rest of the movies followed, especially since the previous one. It was so wonderful to introduce some interesting characters, but did not capitalised with the fetchable scenes. In this, the second half was so much better than the first. The movie regained its strength because of what came forth. Otherwise, it would have been the worst in the series, but still it is like the least satisfying film by far. Eliminating the character, Willie, was severely criticised from all the quarters, that mean the movie is not following the book as it should have been. I think being accurate to the book might have brought the justice. But I won't come to any conclusion comparing with both the format since I have not read the book. They might have thought changes could give a new look for those who have read the book, but seems the idea did not clinch well. The two new characters and their quest were the highlight. Some of the issues it talked were inspired by the real ones. From the societal perspective that was a good thing. Kind of refreshes from the regular perspective of the storytelling like ranch, school, especially deaths. Yep, so far, the series had deaths in each film, but none in this one. There was one prior to this story commence, which was kind of told in a flashback or from recollecting the memory. Anyway, it was a passable product, like as always hoping to get better in the next. 6½/10

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