It surprises me that this has a 6.9 rating overall. Although moderately amusing, it lacked substance. Charlie’s mother’s apparent burial of her wedding band in the final scene could have been based on more than a few mentions of the fact that she loved him and thought he was a decent man. Charlie’s military experiences might have merited one or two combat field scenes. The somewhat casual comments between Charlie’s sister and her boyfriend were not overt enough to suggest that they would get married in the future. When Charlie came home from the war, everyone—from Lily to the mother and sister—reacted so subduedly that one would have thought he was just coming home from a weekend getaway. I spent a considerable amount of time wondering what had happened to Lindy while her mother wandered the farm and the adjacent town. Though nothing in the plot indicated a reason for this change of heart, she reappeared abruptly with Charlie’s mother tenderly caring for her. Why weren’t we able to see what was concealed inside the tin box? Lily was only passing glances through Charlie’s journal pages. How on earth could this help us comprehend his experiences throughout the war? Too many assumptions have to be made in order to explain the motivations of these individuals.
What does it mean to be a “war bride”?
One definition of a war bride is a lady who marries a serviceman who has been compelled to serve in combat. 2: a lady who marries a serviceman, particularly one from a different country, and who she met during a war.