The Lost Valentine

Very different from other Hallmark movies. It doesn't follow the standard format. A young reporter goes to interview an elderly woman who goes to sit in the train station every year on Valentine's Day. Her new husband had left on Valentine's Day to serve in the Pacific Theatre in WWII. She received a telegram that said he was MIA. She immediately grabbed hold of a thread of hope and declared, "Missing is not Dead." So for the next 70 years she went back to that same train station to wait for his return. The young reporter manages to use her connections to try and find out what happened to the missing soldier all those years ago. I won't tell you what they learned or how things transpired from there. Don't want to ruin it for you. I'll just say that Betty White is a lived it.fabulous actress, except for the most crucial scene. She didn't have to act that one - she's lived it, and I think relived it for this movie.This is by far my all time favourite Hallmark film.

Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt were excellent actors in this Heart Breaking Story Movie!! I, almost forgotSean Faris as the Grandson to Betty White's character! I have known many people who have gone to WAR and never came home!! Another movie that is simular to this movie is The Christmas Visitor!! These movies bring out emotion, especially during the Holidays as these do!! An excellent movie on a touchy subject of a loss from WAR!! At times I wonder if we can learn from our losses?? With HISTORY as it is....not so!! These movies cause the individual to reflect with in ourselves the HURT!! I HOPE that OUR LORD hears our cries for our LOSSES and VOTE for THE POLITICIANS TO WORK OUT PEACE!! EACH OF US NEED A BREAK from this repeating cycle!!

The story between the older couple was surprisingly deep and powerful - I was contemplating their story long after the credits rolled (I cried buckets at the end). The woman remains deeply loyal against all odds and their love transcends life and death. The story between the modern couple is awkward and distasteful and utterly rote. High-powered career woman with a jerk/absent boyfriend starts to fall in love with some other guy WHILE still with said boyfriend - breaks off the old one to be with the new one because hey, it's Hallmark.

SPOILER within this review!I must admit that I bought the DVD of "The Lost Valentine" mainly because one of my favorite Hallmark movie actors, Sean Faris, is in it! However, with the rest of the cast, including the remarkable Betty White, and what I'd read about the storyline, I knew I would like it. This (liking it) proved to be an understatement because I LOVED this movie, and will undoubtedly re-watch it many, many times! I sometimes have trouble following movies that go back and forth between the present and the distant past, but this movie did it so seamlessly that I had no trouble whatsoever following it. Betty White is simply an amazing actress; her scenes in this movie were riveting.Although I found the break-up of the reporter (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her boyfriend Andrew (played by Will Chase) realistic and well done, the subsequent romance between the reporter and Caroline Thomas' (Betty White's) grandson (Sean Faris) seemed a bit rushed. A little more time should have been spent building the chemistry between these two characters.However in no way did this take away from my enjoyment of this movie from beginning to end.

If I could give this movie 10 Stars I would! I do not know if I should have waited to watch this on Valentine's day but do not regret that I didn't. If you ever saw the movie "Simon Birch" and you were blubbery mess then be prepared to be more so with this film. In addition, be prepared to not have a hanky but a baby blanket (trust me!...you'll be needing it). The cast that included the incredible Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt was truly amazing even with the obnoxious best friend/coworker. I think Matthew Gilbert of "The Boston Globe" said it best about Betty White's performance "She's a funny lady for sure but she can also nicely managed gravitas and vulnerability". I think perhaps because we are so used to seeing Miss Betty White in so many comedic shows/films that when you see her acting this deep level of emotions you cannot help your heart not to ache alongside hers. I cannot ever remember watching a movie and sobbed as much as I did in this one. I have watched it a second time thinking that I would not be caught unaware again in emotions and while it was not as much as the first time is still got me the next time around. Do I recommend this production?? How dare you even ask such a question!! After I re-read some reviews of the movie, I have come to realize that I did not get the special features others have written about...what gives??

I LOVE this movie and I AM SO HAPPY they finally released it at a reasonable price! It's a wonderful love story, with a tragic mystery that is solved by the end. Betty White is as wonderful as ever. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sean Faris have great chemistry. The two actors who play the young couple in the past also have great chemistry. If you're a fan of Hallmark movies, don't miss this one!

Just watched this movie. Great cast. Well acted. I will watch the film time and time again. I personally would have liked a different ending for betty whites character and her husband but then perhaps it wouldn't be so good.

Everything on the case was in foreign and I had to open it and put it on the tv to make sure this played in English as it was a gift. The film itself I have seen lots of times and its a tear jerker to be sure, every time I cry openly at the ending and throughout. There's one part at the end where the old lady says "my husbands coming home" and it turns me to tears every time. Highly recommend watching this film!

I cry every time I watch this movie and I’m so happy I bought it.

Nice film, great price

This is an exceyfiln for those of us with a big romantic side