Much better than I expected. A very well done Hallmark movie. Although, I feel the ending was a little rushed. I feel, if done correctly, could be a Netflix series.
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Better than I expected.
Keith162014 August 2020
Sweet movie
watcher201916 April 2020
Okay movie, amazing soundtrack.
Racingphan22 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I like Josh Duhamel because he gets my wife revved up.
It's hard to believe that the female lead is Ricky Bobby's wife from Talladega Nights. Time has marched on.
The best part of this movie is the incredible music of Bob Schneider. The dance scene is just so I moving with the song Wish the Wind Would Blow Me playing.
Believable
dumpster_kitty-657-87265411 April 2021
Basically Hope Floats, but still a good flick
amyvsings12 August 2020
Stupid title, good movie
upinthepines213 August 2020
This movie was similar in formula to a Hallmark-style film, but with better acting, more artful styling and camera shots, and more realistic characters, and less cheese. I still don't understand why it was called "The Lost Husband"-- what a dumb title, since the movie is really about the journey of the main female character coming to terms with grief, her past, and moving forward in her new life. I love movies of small-town love and it is exactly what I wanted for a night in with snacks and a predictable, enjoyable movie.
Seen it all before elsewhere done better
stevelivesey6727 March 2021
There's a good movie to be made here with this storyline, but this isn't it.
What is essentially a sorrowful drama has all the dramatic edges smoothed away with a Hallmark touch.
It feels like it has half a dozen scenes missing that could've helped me feel more for the characters.
The acting is a little off the mark. The 2 leads struggle with their characters, both lacking nuance in their role.
This kind of movie has been done before in Hope Floats and most Nicholas Sparks novels and could have worked with a defter hand on the tiller.
What is essentially a sorrowful drama has all the dramatic edges smoothed away with a Hallmark touch.
It feels like it has half a dozen scenes missing that could've helped me feel more for the characters.
The acting is a little off the mark. The 2 leads struggle with their characters, both lacking nuance in their role.
This kind of movie has been done before in Hope Floats and most Nicholas Sparks novels and could have worked with a defter hand on the tiller.
Better than I expected
ChrisinDesMoines2 August 2020
I got this from Redbox, mostly because of the user reviews I saw both here and on Redbox.
It's much better than I expected it to be, even with the good reviews, keeping me entertained throughout. Awesome story line with great acting. Sadly I can tell it's going to be one of those underrated classics that nobody will see which is depressing in its own right because it deserves a huge marketing push to bring it to the publics attention, but poor timing and limited exposure means this gem is going to fall through the cracks. Sadly its likely to not even get a second chance on TV where you might come across it on some lazy afternoon when you're channel surfing and see one of the many scenes that could grab your attention and give the movie an opportunity to hold onto it until you realize that the end credits are rolling.
I beg you, give this movie a chance and watch it. Odds are you won't be disappointed.
It's much better than I expected it to be, even with the good reviews, keeping me entertained throughout. Awesome story line with great acting. Sadly I can tell it's going to be one of those underrated classics that nobody will see which is depressing in its own right because it deserves a huge marketing push to bring it to the publics attention, but poor timing and limited exposure means this gem is going to fall through the cracks. Sadly its likely to not even get a second chance on TV where you might come across it on some lazy afternoon when you're channel surfing and see one of the many scenes that could grab your attention and give the movie an opportunity to hold onto it until you realize that the end credits are rolling.
I beg you, give this movie a chance and watch it. Odds are you won't be disappointed.
Nice movie for a Sunday afternoon
javierstb23 August 2020
What was the point?
bartee-3416 August 2020
Just what I needed!
sgfertitta-7629710 April 2020
Good moments here and there
kalanid-45-20582415 August 2020
Really?????.
nananow7 June 2020
One of the reviews stated it you don't like it just don't review it. Really? Had I not been misled by frivolous, ? reviews I would not have bought this movie. Absolutely no chemistry between characters, storyline patchy and disconnected, long stringy hair for what purpose, long shots of blank thoughts, and etc. Bad, just plain bad. Josh D. Is as always a dependable actor and character but even he could not pull this one out of the Texas dust.
Beautifully filmed
lasasala11 August 2020
Good, but lacking so much
lhmosca28 April 2021
I really feel this should have been a multi part series. It ended SO abruptly. I liked it, it wasn't too "Hallmark-y" and mushy but seemed to just sort of scratch the surface. A 6-8 or so part series would have been so much more satisfying.
Ehhh
lilithisabellapitts14 August 2020
Silly movie with beautiful goats.
stubblefieldpamela11 August 2020
Ehhhh...
cocoafairchild10 August 2020
The big dramatic moment was weak, the plot was weak, the dialog was weak. I only paused it to look at my phone a few times, but at least I finished it. That's more than I can say for the last Netflix movie I watched.
Lost a husband found a life
rogerstoryteller12 April 2020
A Slow burner that's carried by beautifully nuanced and believable performances from the 3 main leads. Far more romantic than Love Wedding Repeat, despite the fact that the romance does not take centre stage. And Sharon Lawrence looks unbelievably good and hadn't aged at all since NYPD!
Leave at farm side
saptesh7865 July 2020
Simple story an simple movie, not much up and down, no drama, focusing on farm life at village side when a widow turned down with his two kids at her aunt's house from her own mother's home. She found her meaning to life there. Movie is longer to such simple subject and having a little twist at end. Watchable at once for importance of simple life at farm land. You can be familiar with many good things.
Ok
craigswift-2307514 April 2021
It's an ok film. The lead actress and character are awful and un-likeable. She's a moaner and makes a drama out of everything.
Thankfully the rest of the cast are much better.
You can see why Universal never released this in the cinema. It would have bombed. It's just about better than a TV movie but not much. It's cheaply made and executed.
Thankfully the rest of the cast are much better.
You can see why Universal never released this in the cinema. It would have bombed. It's just about better than a TV movie but not much. It's cheaply made and executed.
A film that'll make you forget you're trapped in your house 💗
aprilabbie10 April 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I read the book years ago so I was familiar with the characters and storyline. The film is well cast and the leads have a chemistry that makes you root for them to all stick together & work everything out. I think the thing that surprised me the most was how director Vicky Wight managed to make Texas itself a lead role in the film. She captured both the immensity of the Houston skyline and the charm of the small town dancehall. The shots of the central Texas countryside make you feel how its beauty and serenity could provide comfort to someone who'd lost their way. Just wish I could have seen it on the big screen (darn quarantine)
Not really good (spoilers!)
annabrugman2 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
When I saw Josh D was starring in this movie I decided to watch it. But unfortunately this movie was not really good. Not due to Josh D, but due to the plot of the movie. There are so many storylines, causing the whole plot to be a bit shallow.
For example: at first Libby doesn't like it very much on the farm. She's tired etc. And then suddenly there is a turningpoint out of the blue. Thought it might've been better if a little progress was pictured... Same with the lovestory between Libby and O'Connor...
I also felt that there was no real chemistry between Libby and O'Connor... It was all very stiff in my opinion. Crossed my mind that another actress might have helped (although Leslie Bibb is a good actress, but it felt she was not the right one for the role). Someone more passionate, like Meg Ryan for example (but she was probably too old for the part 😉).
After the most intense scene of the movie, in which 4 yo Libby is taken by her mother, the dialoge seems really weird to me as well. I imagined crying and relief in some kind of way: the secret is out, the memories came back. But no... Reactions and apologies were so flat...
Nevertheless a nice movie to watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon 👌🏼
For example: at first Libby doesn't like it very much on the farm. She's tired etc. And then suddenly there is a turningpoint out of the blue. Thought it might've been better if a little progress was pictured... Same with the lovestory between Libby and O'Connor...
I also felt that there was no real chemistry between Libby and O'Connor... It was all very stiff in my opinion. Crossed my mind that another actress might have helped (although Leslie Bibb is a good actress, but it felt she was not the right one for the role). Someone more passionate, like Meg Ryan for example (but she was probably too old for the part 😉).
After the most intense scene of the movie, in which 4 yo Libby is taken by her mother, the dialoge seems really weird to me as well. I imagined crying and relief in some kind of way: the secret is out, the memories came back. But no... Reactions and apologies were so flat...
Nevertheless a nice movie to watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon 👌🏼
Just doesn't cut it
grapejuice-4482115 May 2020
Very dramatic with some scenes that are too drawn out. Acting wasn't great- lead actress was either too emotional or not emotional enough and the daughter was supposed to be like 12 or 13 but acted like she was 8. Also the son is named Tank. That one made me cackle. It's a nice love story I guess but it just wasn't executed well enough. The title also doesn't really make sense. "The lost husband" doesn't really seem to match a love story about a widow falling in love with a farmhand.
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