I love everything about this movie....Loved the cast and wanted to garb sweet Lucky and bring her home....The movie has a bit of everything including family, romance, challenge and Lucky bravely saving the kids from a forest fire. The plot line is great and it is a feel good movie with few negative vibes....Lucky does her best to steal your heart away and has me in tears every time i watch this really great movie again....It is a sweet movie than will make you smile and if you are a sucker for adorable little Border Collies may bring a few tears to your eyes. This movie is a refreshing reminder of what really is important in our daily lives and reminds us how much good is still out there if we just stay focused and upbeat....Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 2/18/2021
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jewelch18 February 2021
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edwagreen7 July 2010Routine film here where some of the writing could really stand to improve.
Coming back to her rural routes following the sudden death of her mother, Natasha Henstridge, who has been away for many years, hears someone say: "I guess you're coming back for your mother's funeral." Isn't this absolutely brilliant? Was the writer thinking here?
Her father alternates from a grief stricken, kindly old man to one who can really snap back when provoked.
The film becomes one of a training a dog for a big competition. There is romance along the way with the vet. Harry Hamlin co-stars as her brother who has gone through a recent divorce, but there is still a flame attached.
The film shows the cohesiveness of the town folk when they repair the damaged arena and how the dog saved lives during a wind and fire storm hitting the area.
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This very entertaining and heartwarming Canadian television film, produced in 2009 and airing here as Family Gathering on the Hallmark Channel is a must see for the whole family. Top Billed Natasha Henstridge (giving her usual exceptional performance) plays Lisa Rayborn who returns home for mother's funeral, having spent the last 20 years in New York. She decides to stay in he country and help with the family farm, along the way adopting an unwanted dog which her father Clay takes an instant disliking to. Her brother Jim on the other hand is delighted to have a natural sheep herder in the family. Good music, great scenery and a fine cast including Harry Hamlin, Lawrence Dane and Anthony Lemke as Lisa's love interest make it all the more enjoyable.
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danzeisen18 November 2010What do you really want out of a movie? To escape from real life for 90 minutes or so>? To fantasize a little? Or do you want to be inspired to try a little harder, to look beyond the obvious? If the latter, than this movie may delight you. Rare that my eight year old son and I can really enjoy a movie equally well, but we did here. No aliens were harmed in the making of this movie, and you may just have a smile on your face at the end. The real message of this movie, to follow your dream- and to face your realities, is a timeless one for us all. Another reviewer dismissed the kindly old father who could get snappy. In my world we call this reality, and for me it made the movie MORE real, as in real life personalities and foibles. A family favorite at our house, maybe soon in yours. Happy movie hunting!
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athompsonblue11 January 2021It's a good, heartwarming story of a family bonding over the training of a dog. And it sheds interesting light on what goes into the training of sheep dogs.
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jewhitmer2512 September 2021I really loved this movie. It's a great family movie.
Trust me, I watched it about a dozen times before I returned it to the library.
Neil turns a border collie in to the animal shelter because the dog had no herder instincts, (note Neil yelled at the dog to try tp get it to obey him). The dog is then adopted by Lisa who needs a herder, and decides to take a chance on the dog she named Lucky. Safe in the assurance of Lisa's love for her, Lucky proves to be a natural born herder. When the local Vet and some children are in danger from a forest fire, the sheriff calls Lisa and her brother Jim (as the closest farm to the fire) to see if they can find the Vet and the kids while he tried to free up a rescue team to send in. Lisa gets the kids jackets out of the Vets SUV and lets Lucky smell them. She sends Lucky into the fire with the order "Lucky, herd" Lucky makes 3 trips into the fire to rescue the 6 people lost in the fire, even though she was burned herself.
It is a great feel good movie.
My advice - watch it with a box of kleenex.