ROMANCE IN THE WILDS

Name: ROMANCE IN THE WILDS
Item: ROMANCE IN THE WILDS
Author: Tess Farrand

"Unite to Survive"

Family Content: -1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

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ROMANCE IN THE WILDS is a romantic drama on UPtv. The story follows a forest ranger, Buck, and a geologist, Jessica, as they try to escape the flames of a forest fire. Without plane, car or help, Jessica and Buck must get past their differences to survive. To make matters worse, while on their trek to safety, the unlikely duo runs into an unhappy bear. Will their differences be their downfall, or will they work together to escape? As they brave the wilderness together, will love also catch fire?

ROMANCE IN THE WILDS has exciting moments of jeopardy and peril. It’s also well-acted, though the editing and special effects could be better. Happily, the movie is pro-family and pro-military, with a positive message about working together. It also promotes reconciliation between family members, learning to accept help for past trauma, and sacrifice. However, the movie is one of the more violent movies from UPtv and contains scenes of intense peril. ROMANCE IN THE WILDS also deals with heavier themes like PTSD. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children because of these elements.

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral, pro-family worldview with redemptive content where sacrifice and service are championed, plus some pro-military elements and some brief anti-wealth elements

Foul Language:

No foul language

Violence:

Some scenes of intense peril, including running from a forest fire, being attacked by a bear, a car crash which injures two characters, a man bandages a bloody cut, a dog is shown getting stuck under a fallen tree but is later rescued, in several flashbacks, we see a man serving in Afghanistan holding his dying dog who sniffed out a bomb and saved many lives

Sex:

No sex scenes or sexual immorality, but an unmarried couple share several kisses

Nudity:

No nudity Alcohol Use/Abuse: No alcohol use

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drug use; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

This is one of the more intense UPtv installations, so despite its child-friendly rating, parents should use discernment.

More Detail:

ROMANCE IN THE WILDS is a romantic drama on UPtv about a forest ranger and a female geologist who must work together to escape the flames of a forest fire. ROMANCE IN THE WILDS has some exciting moments of jeopardy and peril and is pro-military and pro-family, with a positive message about working together. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children because of intense peril and references to PTSD.

Buck, a forest ranger who also served overseas in the military, is flying a billionaire around to show him possibilities for buying some land. Upon arriving at the first set-up, Buck warns the billionaire he would be working on a major fault line.

The billionaire decides to move to a different plot of land, but they quickly run into another problem. Geologist Jessica Alamay is conducting scientific studies of the earth exactly where the billionaire wants to start working. Buck and Jessica don’t get off on the right foot, because Jessica thinks it was Buck’s idea to force her to leave her research on such quick notice.

Jessica’s worries soon switch from her studies to her safety, however, when an uncontrollable wildfire springs up in the surrounding forest. While Buck and his team have successfully evacuated everyone, Jessica turns off her radio, so she doesn’t have to talk to Buck.

Buck flies in by seaplane to help evacuate Jessica, but things quickly go south when his plane is destroyed. Thankfully, Jessica has a Jeep. The two must put aside their differences in order to survive. Reluctantly, Jessica and Buck pack up her things in the Jeep and begin outrunning the wildfire.

As their personalities clash, the fire around them gets worse. A falling tree not only blocks their path to safety but also totals their jeep, and they must continue on foot. As they continue to talk and brave the wilds together, will their differences be their downfall, or will they work together to escape? Finally, as they brave the wilderness together, will love also catch fire?

ROMANCE IN THE WILDS has some exciting moments of jeopardy and peril. It’s also well-acted, though the editing and special effects could be better. Happily, the movie is pro-family and pro-military, with a positive message about working together. It also promotes reconciliation between family members, learning to accept help for past trauma, and sacrifice. However, the movie is one of the more violent movies from UPtv and contains scenes of intense peril. ROMANCE IN THE WILDS also deals with heavier themes like PTSD. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children because of these elements.

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- Content: -1