Nora Roberts’ Montana Sky (2007)

Montana Sky opens with the death of the family patriarch, a man named Mercy who like Ben Cartwright fathered three children legitimately, except in his case it was daughters instead of sons. But a role model like Lorne Greene this guy wasn't. One daughter Ashley Williams stayed home and learned the ranch business. The other two were from trophy wives, Charlotte Ross and Laura Mennell. Ross is a screenwriter and Mennell is hoping to escape from a batterer whom she married.For the zillionth time an eccentric will is the thing the plot turns on. The estate after a couple of cash bequests is worth 24 million dollars and the half sisters who don't know each other have to live and work the ranch for a year for any of them to inherit any of it. Eight million dollars is a mighty powerful argument to induce the sisters especially Ross to stay and make a go of it. Poor Mennell just wants to find refuge.There's also someone slaughtering animals in a particularly sadistic way on the place. It could be Mennell's ex-husband Scott Heindl or maybe someone else also has a grudge. I have to say that the three women had some nice chemistry between them or otherwise Montana Sky would not have worked. The vast western vistas are really something, better than the mostly studio based photography on Bonanza. Ross especially impressed me as she essayed a character who saw some considerable growth in character over the course of the story.That's worth seeing Montana Sky in and of itself.

It is such a wonderful replication of the bestselling book by Nora Roberts. It is a move to be seen and cherished by lovers and friends. I would recommend this movie for every Nora Roberts' fan out there. Anyone who reads and enjoys her stories should watch the movies and see her characters truly come to life on the big screen. The acting was wonderful and stayed true to the characters first developed by the imagination of Nora Roberts and the script followed the book in the most important details. Montana Sky is not the only book made into a movie and I am so excited for the rest of the Nora Roberts movies to come out on T.V and video.

I've read the book and of course the book was so much better. However, putting aside that fact, I found this movie lacked....appeal. It was very hurried, which is expected for a 90 minute flick, but it had no, depth to the film. There have been many adaptations from novels to movies that have been wonderful. If this movie had its own zeal and personality, I don't think I would complain about the way it was done. However, it was very...damsel in distress, no brains, and kind of dull. If the chemistry was better, if the actresses added more personality I think it would have been brilliant. I've been looking forward to these movies since I heard they were coming out. I'm not saying this movie was terrible or anything, I am not saying "well the book was like this," I'm just saying it was dull.

Surprisingly Good! I'm not a big Nora Roberts fan. I admit to reading romance novels, but I prefer historical ones. But I tuned in for this based on the trailer and main stars, Williams and Corbett. Ashley Williams is known for adorable from her Good Morning Mami days, but she pull off hard line, just trying to hold everything together pretty well. Jon Corbett is a favorite of mine! You never know what you're going to get, but he always looks cute doing it!! The chemistry works well between them! The characters are well developed, with an interesting and twisting plot line. I really hope this becomes available on DVD. It's one to watch over and over again!!