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Short summary

The drama from Andrew Cymek follows city girl Nancy Taylor (newcomer Madeline Merlo) who meets Charlie Bishop (Munro Chambers) on her way to a party in the country. He returns with her to the city where her music career is beginning to flourish, and despite the reservations of her best friend Ainsley (Sophie Tweed-Simmons), their romance continues.

This movie was fmed during the Havelock Jamboree in Ontario, Canada. This is a well know music Jamboree and celebrated for many years and hopefully for many more.

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    • Author: Malogamand
    Okay, when I first saw this summary I thought maybe I could relate. Being a city girl, it seemed cute that a boy would go after her. However, the summary and the actual story line don't seem to match up. This is about a struggling singer trying to get her big break and about a guy who has experienced a lot in his life. And the main girl on the cover is barely even in the movie, I was so confused about that.

    Anyway, after realizing that this is a musical I kinda chuckled a lot. It just didn't give me that musical vibe from the first 5 minutes then bam, the brother is breaking into song.

    As for the acting, it could definitely be better, but the voices are killer. I actually bought some songs as a result of watching the movie. If these actors were as good at acting as they are singing, we'd have a gold mind right here.

    I actually recommended it to a friend, if you like cheesy movies then you'll def love this.
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    • Author: Bloodray
    The movie wasn't bad, but was OK. This movie felt like a decent community musical that was filmed for TV. I rented this movie, not knowing that Jana Kramer was in it but was surprised, because I am from Michigan and so was she . Her performance was fairly good. It reminded me of CW style One Tree Hill-like movie-making with a tad bit more musical numbers. I was expecting a military like movie, with the Marine element but I found that it made the military uniform rather sloppy in representation. Jana Kramer did a much better job in "Heart of the Country" as an actress, because you actually got to see her perform as Faith. Also, in her indie-film American Legion charity movie that she did way back in the day, I think it was called "Approaching Midnight", they had better military representation in uniforms. I will say this for sure, SOPHIE TWEED SIMMONS as AINSLEY Stole the Show in the film, which was Andrew Cymek's best casting choice overall. The plot was sort of forced but that's okay, because that is the style of the film. I am not a fan of the Hallmark style TV Movies in a whole. But if you are a fan of that quaint Hallmark like effect, I think you will enjoy this for what it is.
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    • Author: SadLendy
    We were so excited to watch this movie and it was absolutely not what we expected. Complete waste of time but mama aint raise no quitter so had to finish watching. The character of Nancy was strong in the very beginning and then idek not a very strong review writer but... Very disappointing movie.
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    • Author: Anicasalar
    I wanted to like this movie but aspects are plain ridiculous like singing at the gravesite, the orange faces, and the leads having no chemistry and being so mismatched - oh my....... Good Soldier films has a long way to go before they are a professional outfit..... I guess we all have to start somewhere and at least here there are unique and interesting ideas and are adding a fresh enthusiastic perspective. ......
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    • Author: Bynelad
    This was an okay film, if you want to see Jana Kramer at her prime, I personally suggest "Approaching Midnight," or "Heart of the Country" ... I just couldn't understand the musical numbers in this movie, they seemed unrealistic and took you out of the story process, but the characters and locations where actually pretty nice and good looking. The composition of the cinematography is pretty good as well, but I was hoping to see more of the Texas film location where it takes place.
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    • Author: Small Black
    Out of the starting gate I am not a county western musical fan. That aside, I gave this movie a fair shot being a sucker romdrams. I agree many musical numbers seemed disjointed and out of place. The nightclub musical number, hot and sweaty turns into a near lap dance frenzy. Charlie's baby face, plus his shorter then Nancy stature, gives him the look of her much younger brother. Casting them as the lead couple seems all wrong.

    The plot turns nonsensical. Nancy tells her girlfriend that Brad, her so called producer, is 'not my boyfriend' and then states flat out 'he'll procure nothing from me but music.' Meaning, she's Brad's hot new talent but they have yet to do the dirty deed and for sure have not committed to being a couple. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

    It does turn 'wrong' when, a couple hours later, she goes out of her way to tell Charlie "I have a boyfriend" and when Brad calls her moments later she ends the call with "I love you." So strange since no one says "I love you" on the phone when they have never uttered those words face to face. Given this nonsense the remainder of the film makes little sense.

    Nancy returns to the city and before we know it Charlie is heading on a bus to see her. How? Nancy sent Charlie a text inviting him to a bar/club, you know where guys n gals drink, dance and party the night away. Why? We have no idea since she has just confessed her 'love' for boyfriend Brad.

    Of all the places to meet Charlie why in the world would Nancy choose a club where she knows Brad could show up at any moment, which is exactly what happens. This leaves Charlie, after his long bus ride, hearing Nancy utter these sweet words...."Charlie this is my boyfriend Brad." Beyond awkward.

    Charlie basically offers Nancy a 30 second lecture on the evils of sleeping one's way to the top. On the other hand, if we are to believe Nancy she's holding her own i.e. "the only thing Brad will get from me is my music." Who then is stringing who along? A final scene, necessary for a big musical number, forces us to believe the entire town shows up to smile their support for Charlie.
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    • Author: Vutaur
    The movie started out promising in the first couple of minutes and then one of the characters broke out into song and that's when I knew that this was going to be a cheesy movie. I just didn't realize that it was going to get worse from there but it was too late to stop. There are a few things wrong with this movie: 1) The wife of the brother of the main character is shown as the main character on the movie poster. She is a supporting character at most. 2) The songs are cheesy and terrible. Sung by mediocre actors/singers. 3) The main characters relationship accelerated quickly with no development to show a deep connection except for one cheesy night at a small town hoopla. 4) Acting and singing was terrible all around. Had to fast forward or look away.

    Don't waste your time watching this one. I wish I would have looked up a review first before proceeding to watch. I could have stopped watching midway but I ain't no quitter.
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    • Author: Dusho
    If I could award a movie negative stars, this movie would have them all. This cliche infested, written-by-a-twelve-year-old-girl-who-watched-too-many-Hallmark-original-Christmas-movies god-awful excuse for a "movie" is a half-a**ed retelling of the Hannah Montana movie with acting so poor Hallmark went on the record to say, "Not even we could produce this level of corny crap." Inspired by " Good Directions" by Billy Currington, a hot city girl drives into a rural town, only to need the help of the rough-around-the-edges-but-oh-so-loveable protagonist, only to go to the town hoedown where "love" ensues. This steaming pile of horse manure only gets worse, and if the writing, directing, music, cinematography, acting, and singing (ie., literally everything) had been better, maybe this could qualify as a YouTube film. But alas. This refuse exists. Between the dead soldier brother (cliche? Check!) the ensuing 21 gun salute (cliche? Check, and occurred exactly 7 seconds sooner than I predicted aloud!) the I'm-not-in-love-with-you-i-have-a-sleazy-boyfriend followed by the oh so predictable you-belong-with-me-because-you-deserve-better-even-though-i-encouraged-you-to-cheat-on-your-boyfriend-with-me-which-doesnt-make-me-any-better Charlie Puth-esque song (cliche? Check!) and the smatherings of "We're sorry about your dead brother" (cliche? Check!) it's safe to say that this "motion picture" is so terrible that it qualifies for torturing prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. If you choose to deliberately watch this movie, may God have mercy on your soul.
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    • Author: Mr_Jeйson
    Yes, this movie is totally cheesy, but have you ever tasted really delicious, mouth-watering cheese? Every single cheesy bite of this movie is pure heaven. The musical numbers are stuck in, the plot is predictable, but sometimes a movie just works and this one works flawlessly; it's better than "The Holiday," "Dirty Dancing," or "Titanic" all rolled together; it makes "Downton Abbey" look thin, and "Notting Hill" look anemic. But warning; this movie is super-addictive! Watch at your own risk.
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    • Author: Gio
    Based on the reviews I wasn't sure what to expect...but this movie gave me all the feels. It's cute, funny and real. Just watch it and have tissues nearby.
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    • Author: Alianyau
    Musical is not one of my favorite genre but i have seen a lot of movies through the years. This was good but not the best the storyline was the weakest with bad writing for characters such as Jana Kramer(Katherine Bishop)she had the least development out of all from beginning to end we know nothing about her character except she's a stay at home mom waiting for her husband (Cody Bishop)to return.

    The Best thing I like was the performance by the characters interacting showing their emotion in singing and the soundtrack is great. I also find myself re watching this movie like other musical because they always entertain me the most when in a bad mood. This musical was less annoying and simple compare to Disney teen bop musical.

    Some of the acting wasn't great the weakest was Nancy but good singer. For me the strongest acting was Munro(Charlie Bishop) how he was dealing with giving up his dreams for family, school, his brother, love and lost. I'm not expecting strong acting in a musical but does it make them a bad actor? No. It's just a lame excuse to hate it because it's a musical doesn't make it bad. It's like saying John Travolta, Johnny Depp,Zac Efron and Huge Jackman is a bad actor because they in a musical knowingly you not going find strong acting here because all you see is singing.

    Musical will always be the most hated genre why? It's not my favorite genre but i don't hate it but find it enjoyable, amusing and make me feel happy. Overall good singing by actors but wish they keep the storyline simple.
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    • Author: Nuliax
    Super cheesy, but still enjoyable if you don't expect too much. I actually burst out laughing when the first musical number started because it seemed so out of place.
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    • Author: Ranterl
    Don't be misled by the somewhat hokey plot; this movie is a classic. It has everything you could ask for in a great film: drama, emotion, love, danger, evil, depth, conflict, tragedy and subtle nuances that are easily missed. It's is not a typical Hallmark-type movie at all, so don't overlook this stunning film.
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    • Author: Global Progression
    This movie gets a hard pass from me. We couldn't finish it. The singing voices are fine but the movie is just plain nonsense. Like a minute in I'm thinking this is the typical sappy hallmark type cheap TV movie just maybe a bit cheaper with even lower level acting then suddenly it turns into a musical. It wasn't well directed or choreographed with real oddball scenes like seriously who sings there in that situation? Even for a musical it came off unreal and stupid. It is a very predictable story, the star is only in it for a very small amount of time, the singing was OK but the songs overall are quite forgettable, the story is paint by numbers, the acting is very weak, it just seems like amateur hour. Made it half way through but know exactly what was going to happen and just couldn't take any more. Bad TV movie.
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    • Author: Wenaiand
    One of the characters broke into song in the first few minutes... I knew I was in trouble after that. My mom had the remote so I had to endure what felt like four hours of ongoing singing. The singing itself was mediocre at best and sometimes occurred at inappropriate times. Right after someone was done, another one breaks out into song. I predicted over half the plot... this movie had more clichés than any movie I've ever seen. I would rather watch the Emoji Movie on repeat than watch this again. The characters barely even formed any connections and there was no real development. The wife of the brother is displayed as a main character yet is barely even in the movie. Acting is incredibly awkward as well...

    Would not recommend
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    • Author: Uthergo
    It's a good movie to just zone out on. It won't make you think. It's not gonna preach at you. It's just a simple story. It contains all of the Hallmark/Lifetime-esque stereotypes that you would expect: simple small town boy that could have been more, but his heart kept him at home and is thus loved by the community; city girl with ambitions that gets stuck in town with no one else to turn to but that's already in an unhealthy relationship; no new vehicles in small town, only mint-condition muscle cars (other than country boy's own worn-out vehicle); some forced acting; some pointless dialogue; military death; unneeded side plots; country boy tries to pick fight to protect city girl's honor; country boy and city girl end up together back in small town after show of love by entire community; the script is corny at best... What do you expect? Sure... there's some questionable casting decisions, but what do expect of a low budget picture? However, the surprising musical aspect is pretty good. Granted, it *painfully* obvious at times that they are lip-syncing, the music (for the most part) as well as the singing is pretty good. Did all of fit? Not really, but what do you expect. I never go into these kind of movies with great expectations because everyone knows the level most of them are.

    Bottom line - It's a good movie to fill time. It won't make you think about about life's deep, pondering questions. It won't leave you heart-broken for the characters/play with your emotions. It's not going to preach at you about some moral/controversial topic. It's just a simple movie to unwind and relax to. Go in with no to low expectations and you'll like it. I found it entertaining enough to watch it the whole way through.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Jana Kramer Jana Kramer - Katherine Bishop
    Munro Chambers Munro Chambers - Charlie Bishop
    Madeline Merlo Madeline Merlo - Nancy Taylor
    Sophie Simmons Sophie Simmons - Ainsley (as Sophie Tweed-Simmons)
    Kevin McGarry Kevin McGarry - Cody Bishop
    Samuel Faraci Samuel Faraci - Cody Jr
    Jacob Blair Jacob Blair - Brad
    Josh Bainbridge Josh Bainbridge - Mark (as Joshua Bainbridge)
    Marcia Bennett Marcia Bennett - Mrs. Stanley
    Kristian Bruun Kristian Bruun - Barney
    Sandi Ross Sandi Ross - Mrs. Macintyre
    Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang - Bartender
    Matt O'Connor Matt O'Connor - Justin
    Deven Stillar Deven Stillar - Chad (as Devan Stillar)
    Ryan LaPlante Ryan LaPlante - Hotel Manager (as Ryan Laplante)
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