Soldier Love Story

Title: Soldier Love Story

Media: DVD

Publisher: Vivendi Entertainment

Genre: Romance/Drama

ISBN: 883476013176

Length: 88 minutes

MSRP: $15.00

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

I kept pushing off watching, even buying, this movie.  Finally, I caved in a couple of weeks ago when the movie went on sale for $7 on Amazon.  Why not?  I needed to buy something else to reach my $25 free shipping goal.  I’m telling you right now: Get this movie.  As a lover of romance novels and romantic movies, Soldier’s Love Story will be your cup of hot chocolate.

After her divorce, Dana Marshall with her son, Jared, moved to California to live with her mother.  As part of a school project, Jared was to write a letter to a soldier.  His soldier was Sergeant Vince Carrerra.  After returning from Bosnia on leave, he decided to pay Jared a visit.  But the first person he meet was Jared's mother and something sparked between them.  However, due to past experiences, military and marriage don't mix.  Can Vince and Dana overcome this when he has to leave again?

This is the kind of romance that I would love to have.  I found it endearing that instead of focusing on sex, the story revolved around love and emotional aspects of a relationship.  Through the good and the bad, they supported each other and slowly, released all the old baggage of their old relationships.  There was no pretense.  Sgt. Vince Carrera, played by Johnny Messner, was a major sweetheart and so sincere.  I wish there was more guys like him in the world.  However, I wasn't a big fan of his accent.  It grated on my nerves at times.  Dana Marshall, played by Lori Loughlin, was an inspiration for keeping her life on track after her divorce.  The acting was well done and the chemistry of the main characters was plain to see right from the start.  I found their courtship charming, sweet and kind of funny at times.  For example, when he first asked her out and she cleverly avoided his kiss was absolutely cute.  The supporting cast was simply just as important and amazing in their roles.  Another aspect I liked was the slight inspirational overtones at the beginning, like things happen for a reason and not all new experiences are bad ones.  The only thing that bothered me was that I found the ending to be incomplete.  That’s why I couldn’t give it 5 stars despite how much I like the movie.  The ending is always important to me, whether in movie or romance novel.  I know it’s campy, but I like an assuredness that they are officially together.  But don’t let it turn you off.  The ending does wrap up all loose ends. 

I would recommend this to anyone who loves sweet, uncomplicated movies, read romance novels or love an inspirational film.  This is a clean, wholesome movie that is perfect for the whole family.