Love this scathing review of new Netflix movie, "Purple Hearts."

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Netflix’s ‘Purple Hearts’ Is Horrific Military Propaganda—and One of the Year’s Worst Movies

“Purple Hearts” is an utter mess of bad romance and worse politics—with an inane, awful, insipid, infuriating title.

Fletcher Peters
Entertainment Reporter
Published Aug. 17, 2022 7:20PM ET

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What happens when a girl “blue heart” and a boy “red heart” love each other very much? They create a “purple heart.” That’s the Birds and the Bees 101, guys. This “purple heart” BS is the entire basis of Purple Hearts, which finds one Democratic woman falling in love with a Republican soldier.

Set aside the ghastly title for a minute to learn about the rest of the gut-wrenching (as in, you’ll cry out of boredom, not actual emotions) plot. Aspiring musician Cassie (Sofia Carson) can’t scrounge up enough money to pay her rent and her insulin bills; she’s recently been diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. Nearly on her deathbed, Cassie drums up a decent plan: She’ll marry her best friend in the military for his health insurance.

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I get the pushback against this trope, I do. Occasionally, iconic enemies-to-friends film You’ve Got Mail faces criticism, due to the fact that charming small bookshop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) falls into the arms of the man (Tom Hanks) who shuts her store down by introducing a big Barnes and Noble-Esque emporium right down the street. How can a woman love a man who ruins her life? But it’s Nora Ephron, so we forgive her. There’s chunky sweaters, “Dreams” by the Cranberries, and actually, Tom Hanks is incredibly charming—it’s all undeniable.

But Luke is not. Swap oversized sweaters with military uniforms and “Dreams” with Cassie’s military-wife anthem “Come Back Home,” and the romance begins to look a little more shifty. If your Republican husband isn’t voting to take away your right to free healthcare, he’s stripping your right to abortion. After that, he’ll be sure to take away your right to contraceptive rights, your ability to divorce him, and then, the kicker, your right to vote.

How romantic!

Full review here

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To quote my late, great dad, "This looks like a real gasserooni."

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1. Streaming services are SO desperate for content

I'm convinced if you keep the budget low enough, you can get anything greenlit in LA.