queenrocky So, I read the other reviews, and I thought it couldn't possibly be as bad as people wrote. Yikes, I was wrong. The book is a beautiful tale, with lovable characters. Mary-Rose is warm and sweet and her relationship with Harrison (not her brother, though they did make someone Scottish in the movie) is one of the best romance tales ever. Furthermore, her brother are all fantastic characters that you fall in love with. In contrast, everyone in the movie is stiff and cold, Mary Rose is a snot, and her brothers have nothing to endear them to the viewer. To say this movie completely missed the mark is an understatement. Even when you disassociate the book from the movie (which is admittedly difficult even with the lack of similarities), the movie itself is badly acted, with even worse dialog. The person in the movie with the most personality is Stringer, which does not appear in the book at all. Overall, even expecting to be disappointed after reading the other reviews, I was even more so disappointed. One of the worst movies I have ever seen, by far...

pjbcassidy This movie appears to be loosely based on the book "For The Roses" published in 1995 by Julie Garwood. If you have read the book, don't bother watching this movie. Too many main details have been changed. They used all the names of the main characters - Mary Rose and her brothers, Adam, Cole, Douglas and Travis - and Elliot, but most of the rest of the character names did not have the same relationship as in the book. The screenwriter should have followed the book a lot more closely - they even made Mary Rose a brunette. She is supposed to be a blonde. No one important dies in the book - or in the sequel books. I can't believe I watched the whole thing.

whpratt1 This film caught me off guard when I viewed young boys picking adults pockets in a crowd in NYC and policemen blowing their whistles like in London, England. Then you observe a young girl placing a basket on a wagon and the boys taking off with a baby in the basket. These boys manage to purchase a train ticket and head West with the baby girl, Mary Rose,(Jennifer Garner). It was hard to believe these boys planned on taking care of Mary Rose since they were very poor and very young. This picture clearly shows the great love these young boys had for their adopted sister and people of all different races and backgrounds who were able to join their family of love. This is a film I could very well see over and over again.

Stefanie (WingsStef) I remember watching this movie a few years back. As a fan of 19th century frontier life stories, this sounded very interesting. I can't remember all the details, but I really enjoyed this movie. If you are fan of this genre, and you can get this on video somewhere, check it out!I heard this is based on a book as well. I haven't located the book yet, but maybe now that came across this story on this site, I will look back into it!