Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

vanguardu This story from the writing is in so many cases seriously flawed. There are numerous welfare programs to help people like her to survive before they fall to such a desperate situation, especially as she is willing to work. That she is not on time for her work is not really explained. Many people are irresponsible and don't accept consequences for their actions. Also chronic lateness is an unconscious act of hostility. Understandable but it also is self sabotage. Such things can happen but they do not explain this to us. It is a tragic series of events and all the parents prove they never should have had children as they are unable to be there for the young ones and in fact do nothing but punish them for their unwise but not criminal actions. If you become a parent you are in it for the long haul. The philosophy of 18 and your on your own is sick quite frankly. Yes Zack and Violet were foolish to get pregnant especially in this era. It is not the 1950's where sexual ignorance reigned supreme in America thanks to religion. But Zack we are led to believe was intelligent and educated, not a bumpkin. He certainly could have found more options than the military, especially at a time when his country was happily making phony wars and getting young men killed for nothing. Zack's father should NOT have been angry at Violet, not his concept of a deity but at his country's government who blithely sends their young men to die for the profit and wealth of a few. While Payton's story is sad it does not justify her actions. She seems hard and selfish. Also her marriage is not healthy if she feels it necessary to lie to her husband who clearly is a kind, generous, loving and understanding man. She has serious issues, OK, BUT.. NO ONE SHOULD USE A CHILD TO HEAL THEIR WOUNDS AND MISTAKES. What is to me typically usamerican is how the authority and laws abuse and victimise the victims. There is no compassion, sympathy or empathy in that land. Certainly there is among some individuals. But authority first they haul you off in handcuffs to increase the shame and humiliation. There is no distinction between real criminals and people who are in Crisis. DON'T EVER CALL A HOTLINE if you are depressed. You will have the police at the door and they will leave you sitting for hours handcuffed to something until a police psychiatrist arrives. Usually someone who should themselves be in a mental hospital. Then you will be taken to some institution to determine whether you are suicidal or not. If you cannot talk your way out of it they will lock you up and drug you during 72 hours. If you DO talk your way out of it they will make you sign many forms without you understanding anything having detained you during at least 10 hours to the point of exhaustion.And even after you have told them you have no money or health insurance they will send you a Bill for upwards of 1500 to 5000 dollars. When you cannot pay they will then set the law and collection agencies on you worsening your situation. At which point some people actually are then driven to commit suicide which they would not have done had they never called the hot-line. All because you were depressed, lonely and tired hoping for a friendly voice. If you do ring a hot-line make sure the number is hidden or not traceable. It is a bullying nation who bullies the world and its own. It all comes right as such films do but that is not real life, unfortunately. The acting was OK. Well filmed. Supposed to be USA but actually is Canada with the beauty and harmony of the Canadian landscape

edwagreen Excellent film where Genie Francis, a married woman, is forced to reexamine her priorities when an abandoned baby is left at her door. Francis, who was previously married, gave up her own daughter after the death of her husband. Her current husband also has had difficulties in reconnecting with his son from his first marriage.While temporarily taking care of the baby, they discover what the mother has gone through. She lost her boyfriend in an army training accident and has been virtually abandoned by her mother and the father of the dead youth.She finds all this out through a thorough investigation to determine who had left the child at the door.The film is a great one as it forces up to examine our pasts as well as our ideas.

Troye Dchgl Notes from the Heart Healer is a light family film that attempts to discuss family ties and relationships between total strangers. It is a small-scaled TV movie that describes the journey of a single mother in a moderate pace and an appropriate tone throughout. The film begins with a dilemma of a single mother whose husband is no longer around, and sets off a journey to ultimate reflection and reconciliation.Violet is a desperate mother of very young age, sick and has just been terminated from her employment. She comes up with a difficult decision - leaving the infant with someone who can care for him - and it is one that drives the drama into motion. What follows is an intact combination of dramatic elements and a sentimental trip from loss to being found.Peyton and King, a newly married couple, are given the characters of total strangers, yet they remain also two main backbone characters that move the film forward as they are left with the responsibility of temporarily taking care of the abandoned child. Peyton is also facing her dark past, and is herself in a dilemma no easier to extricate from than Violet.Violet eventually meets with Peyton, and they together form another intriguing relationship as more is revealed about Violet's family and her husband who is not here to help take care of his own child. It also brings out the husband's father, and ergo it leads to another troubled relationship between him and Violet.Notes from the Heart Healer is a movie made for TV that is both moving and mind-stimulating, devoid of unrelated silliness or a pace too slow, and, pulls itself together by its meaning and emotional effect despite the lack of top-class acting.

boblipton The sequel to the 2011 Hallmark TV movie, TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE fails to live up to its predecessor. In this one, Genie Francis has a baby left on her doorstep and realizes she wants a child of her own, even as the mother of the abandoned child regrets her decision and returns.There were some complications, and that is very good for any drama. However, they were resolved so easily that there was no real sense of conflict. There was an incredibly annoying and banal music score that kept poking me in the chest throughout the entire show. In the end, the whole thing turned out to be a piece of idiot plotting, as the entire matter was cleared up by simply asking people what they want.There was some good acting here, but the performances were swamped by a simply written script and production details -- like the music! -- that made me think that none of the people behind the camera cared. If they didn't, you shouldn't either.