- Content: “Are Mandy and Zach Ready to Write Their Own Love Story?”
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What You Need To Know:
LOVE IN STORYTOWN has a sweet and wholesome romance, but a low production budget. The movie’s plot is simple, and the light performances are sweet and will engage viewers. LOVE IN STORYTOWN has a strong Christian, moral worldview with pro-capitalist and pro-American values promoting faith, prayer, family, community, and military service. However, Mandy’s son withheld the truth to his mother to protect her feelings and was briefly bullied, but that was quickly resolved. LOVE IN STORYTOWN is suitable entertainment for the whole family to watch, with a few giggles and laughs.
Content:
Very strong Christian, moral worldview, with very strong free market pro-capitalism and very strong positive views of Small Town America, military service and military veterans, where characters are shown praying together, faith and family and community are promoted, female lead has a strong relationship with both her son and her mother, widowed woman opens a bakery business and, when a problem arises with her business, friends and community members lend a helping hand;
No foul language;
No violence;
No sex, but a couple shares a kiss;
No nudity;
No alcohol use;
No smoking or drugs; and,
Boy lies to his mother about having friends at school as he doesn’t want to worry her, and the same boy is bullied by children at school for wanting to be a professional storyteller, but they quickly change their minds about storytelling and become the boy’s friend.
More Detail:
Mandy is a widowed Army major who leaves the military to open a bakery. After her husband’s death, she wants to give her son, Caleb, a settled life with family in a small town known for Storytelling. Jonesborough, TN, is known as “Storytown” for its annual storytelling festival. There, she runs into a childhood friend, Zach, who became a resolution expert and part-time master storyteller when he visits town.
Mandy initially scoffs at the idea of a master storyteller. However, as she grows closer to Zach, she begins to understand what draws people to stories. Mandy and Zach help each other. Mandy helps Zach with his new position running the Storytelling Festival after the Storytelling Center Director leaves for a family emergency, and Zach helps Mandy with her new bakery.
Despite being nervous about letting a new person into both her and her son’s lives, Mandy begins to wonder about a future with Zach. When Mandy hears the Director has resigned, she hopes Zach will stay and continue to run the Storytelling Center but hears surprising news that he plans to leave town after the Storytelling Festival, making her question their budding friendship.
Can they figure out what they really want before it’s too late?
LOVE IN STORYTOWN was made with love and a low production budget, with light-hearted performances from the cast and a plot typical for single women. The romantic relationship between the lead characters, Mandy and Zach, is sweet.
LOVE IN STORYTOWN has a strong Christian, moral worldview. Characters are shown praying together, helping each other with problems, and supporting friends and family. There are some tense moments when her son doesn’t tell his mother about how things are going at school, as well as a brief bullying scene that’s quickly resolved. LOVE IN STORYTOWN is suitable entertainment for the whole family to watch.
