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A Soldier's Love Story

Original title: Meet My Mom
  • TV Movie
  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
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A Soldier's Love Story (2010)
DramaRomance

Romance blossoms between a soldier and his pen pal's mother when he returns home.Romance blossoms between a soldier and his pen pal's mother when he returns home.Romance blossoms between a soldier and his pen pal's mother when he returns home.

  • Director
    • Harvey Frost
  • Writer
    • Pamela Wallace
  • Stars
    • Lori Loughlin
    • Johnny Messner
    • Stefanie Powers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harvey Frost
    • Writer
      • Pamela Wallace
    • Stars
      • Lori Loughlin
      • Johnny Messner
      • Stefanie Powers
    • 18User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lori Loughlin
    Lori Loughlin
    • Dana Marshall
    Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner
    • Sgt. Vince Carerra
    Stefanie Powers
    Stefanie Powers
    • Louise Metcalf
    Charles Henry Wyson
    Charles Henry Wyson
    • Jared Marshall
    Troy Winbush
    Troy Winbush
    • Lanny
    Tracy Howe
    Tracy Howe
    • Sergeant Major Hartman
    Eric Pierpoint
    Eric Pierpoint
    • Terry
    Rob Nagle
    Rob Nagle
    • Coach Hanley
    Uriah Shelton
    Uriah Shelton
    • Wyatt
    Sandra Prosper
    • Liz
    Carey Van Dyke
    Carey Van Dyke
    • Staff Sergeant
    Richard Jenik
    Richard Jenik
    • Gil
    Burnadean Jones
    • Ms. Walker
    Amy Grabow
    Amy Grabow
    • Cathy Polanni
    Rene Rosado
    Rene Rosado
    • Saratoga
    Margaret Blye
    Margaret Blye
    • Peggy
    Brody Nicholas Lee
    Brody Nicholas Lee
    • Cole
    • (as Brody Lee)
    Caleb Babcock
    Caleb Babcock
    • Playground Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harvey Frost
    • Writer
      • Pamela Wallace
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    User reviews18

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    5juneebuggy

    Not much not to like here

    I enjoyed this one quite a bit following Lori Loughlin as a divorcée who falls for a soldier home on leave who through a pen-pal friendship becomes a mentor to her 10 year old son. Despite their mutual attraction the pair are hesitant to start a romance in light of the soldiers upcoming deployment overseas.

    This was just one of those nice romances where by the end you are really pulling for the couple, very sweet and slow burning. Johnny Messner as the soldier is easy on the eyes and plays a super nice guy. I also enjoyed Lori Loughlin as the mom and fun to see Stephanie Powers again as grandma.

    Not much not to like here, everyone is likable and nothing terrible happens, no violence. Except for some repetitive dialogue and the lame military scenes at the barracks this was a sweet little movie. Contains a small amount of prayer and god talk as most of these Hallmarks do, nothing too in your face though.
    6bkoganbing

    Pen Pals

    Both newly divorced Lori Loughlin and her small son Charles Henry Wyner are moving west to live with grandmother Stefanie Powers who looks mighty good for a grandma. Both have some adjusting to do, Loughlin at a new job and Wyner with a new school and no friends. But a teacher's assignement to write to a soldier whose unit is headquartered at nearby Fort Sebastian, but whose unit is on peacekeeping duty in Kosovo starts a nice change of events.

    The soldier is Sgt. Johnny Messner who's had his own relationship problems, but the unit is recalled back to their base at Fort Sebastian and this gives Messner a chance to meet the family of his young pen pal.

    As this is a Hallmark romance movie, need I say more? Both Loughlin and Messner have a lot to work through, but they are getting all kinds of encouragement from everyone around them.

    This one's a winner from Hallmark.
    8huggibear

    Sweet chick flick that deeply hit home for me!

    I loved this story because I served in the military and I know how lonely it can be for many who haven't any family that give a darn to send their very best, so they don't send anything at all. It was like that for me, but now I realize just how badly I wanted to leave my home state and head into the service to get so far away from them that it didn't matter. It stinks to be that way, but what use and good were they to me back then? They proved the same while I was in the service, so I stayed away and rarely looked back. Now I'm back home and most of my family are the same as they were back then, go figure! You think all those years would have made a difference, but not really. But back to the movie, it hit home for me because I could relate to the service member. He found love in a very unique manner. It was a heart-felt, touching Hallmark beauty! Without going into any details, it's just one of those movies you have to see to appreciate. I've experienced love during my military career, some the best ever and some like 'what the heck was that?'. Regardless, I never had a pen-pal like the service member in this movie did. We need more of this in our world, helping find unique ways to truly pour our hearts out to those who join our military and risk their lives by going into harm's way. We could be thinking outside the box about things we can do to support those who fight for our country's freedom. It's paramount that we stand for this. Most don't understand how important it is to support our military forces. Don't take what they do lightly, as that would be taking them for granted here. Some of them truly have a passion to put an end to the resistances against us in foreign lands. These movies, touch me deeply because of the duty I gave with my service commitment. But I hope you enjoy the movie as much as my household did. Lori Loughlin is a natural. She has been in many Hallmark movies that I've loved. And Johnny Messner, what a phenomenal actor! He has the best eye contact I've ever noticed in a movie. I definitely have to see what other movies he has been in. There's a wonderful display of emotions just in his eyes.
    7Jackbv123

    Simple and wholesome

    Here's the premise. A recently divorced mom takes her 10 year old son and moves in with her mother in California. The kid's dad was mostly absentee. The kid wants to play baseball, but stinks. For a school project he writes a Army sergeant in Bosnia.. In one letter he tells him about his problems with baseball. The sergeant gets shipped home and ends up where? You guessed it. 20 miles up the interstate from the kid. Now sit down and write the plot outline for the rest of the movie. Say maybe 5 or so plot points. At least half the people who do this will write the exact outline of this movie. The rest will miss only a couple plot points.

    So why did I enjoy this? It's simple and wholesome. Forget about Lori Loughlin's criminal history. Unfortunately that hurts her reputation as Miss Wholesome, but it does change the fact that she fits that part 100%. This is a nice feel good romance with decent chemistry. I thought it interesting that there was a whole lot of kissing, but even the kissing was simple.

    There's no surprises. The only tension is Vince's looming deployment.
    10cistymac

    Heartwarming Movie

    I loved this movie. I was supposed to go to a dance tonight and got caught up in this movie and never left the house! I hope there is a sequel. The story line was great and the acting was so natural. It's coming on tomorrow and I will be right here to watch it! It was great to see Stephanie Powers acting again. The movie was just so down to earth and wholesome. It was great to see a story that had no cursing, no violence, no sex, no police, no crime - just a genuine story of love, caring and affection between people. I certainly hope the writer is working on the second part of this movie because there certainly should be a follow-up to the story. It also helped me to appreciate the sacrifices of our military families.

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      When Dana is at the kitchen table on her laptop and talking to her mom, you can see her hands floating over the keyboard. Her fingers move up and down, but she doesn't actually type anything.

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Soldier Love Story
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Channel
      • LG Films
      • Larry Levinson Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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