Pure Country 2: The Gift

Plot synopsis:
Bobbie (Katrina Elam) has a naturally beautiful voice and leaves her small town for Nashville, hoping to become a singing superstar. Before she leaves, her Aunt Ella (Jackie Welch) tells her she will succeed beyond her wildest dreams if only she never lies, is always fair, and never breaks a promise. As she prepares to board the bus, Aunt Ella gives her a locket (containing a picture of her mother) and a one-hundred dollar bill, "so you can always come home."
In Nashville, Bobbie lands a job at a sushi restaurant owned by a man named Morita. Morita believes that anyone who is aspiring to be in the music business will not work hard in his restaurant, so when he asks Bobbie if she is a singer (all his employees are shaking their heads 'no' behind him), she responds "No." Angels in heaven wince and say "that's one," meaning she's broken the first of the three rules that govern her gift.
But it turns out that the other employees are also musicians and have a band called "The Rising Sons." She joins their group, Morita becomes their manager, and they are given an audition by a promoter who is a longtime customer at the sushi restaurant. The promoter convinces Bobbie that The Rising Sons are not talented enough to take her to the top. Though she repeatedly says, "it's not fair," she eventually gives in and agrees to let them go. The angels in heaven say "that's two," meaning she's broken the second of the rules.
Bobbie grew up not knowing her father and has always wondered about him. When her single climbs the charts and she is interviewed on a television show, the host surprises her by bringing her long-lost father on the show with her. Later, he confesses to Bobbie that he's led a hard life and she'd be better off without him. At that point, she promises to always stand by him, no matter what.
As Bobbie prepares for a live show where she will open for George Strait, her drunken father comes into her dressing room (escorted by security). After exchanging harsh words, Bobbie tells him she hates him, wishes she'd never met him, and tells him to get out. When he refuses and becomes violent Strait intervenes and has a physical altercation with him. She has, sadly, broken the third rule - never break a promise. As she heads out on stage, a strong wind blows and takes her voice - her gift - away with it. When Bobbie opens her mouth to sing, only a hoarse noise issues forth. She runs from the stage.
Bobbie visits expert after expert to try to get her voice back. She is told, more than once, that because of the way her larynx is formed, she should never have been able to sing. Her ability to sing at all was a miracle. The experts all agree that she will never sing again.
Bobbie goes back home to Aunt Ella, and says she's lost her voice. (Aunt Ella already knew - each time Bobbie broke one of the three rules, Aunt Ella knew.) Bobbie cries because singing is all she's ever done, ever wanted to do. Aunt Ella tells her that when she makes up for the wrongs she did, she'll be able to sing again. She tells Bobbie that her heart is empty, but when it is full, Bobbie will sing from her heart. It won't sound the same as when she sang from the gift, but she will sing.
Shortly after, Aunt Ella passes away. Then, Bobbie sets out to right the wrongs she did. She returns to Nashville, and seeks and receives forgiveness from Morita and the Rising Sons. She arranges a charity performance to support a horse-therapy group. (Her father and boyfriend are in the audience.) She is called to the stage and says, "I hope you'll forgive the sound of my voice, but I'm singing from my heart. So please just listen to my heart."
Meanwhile, in Heaven, the gift is dancing and twirling around the angels, who have never seen that happen before. Then, a new angel (Aunt Ella) tells them that Bobbie has redeemed herself and the gift should be returned to her. Halfway through the song, the angels send the gift hurtling back to her. Bobbie's voice returns to its former glory.

Tags: romantic

Review:
Short and sweet review.
This is no sequel.
It's a steaming pile of crap.If you loved "Pure Country", you'll HATE this stinker.The addition of angels is hokey.
The plot line is trite and predictable.
George Strait is only in it for the WORLD'S HOKIEST "fight" scene and a could of distance shots.
This is a really horrible.
SUCH a disappointment.
Dean Cain was one of the writers of this movie....
he should stick to acting.
maybe if he REALLY wants to write, he should try NOT sullying the memory of a fun movie like "pure country"..
Why is This Called Pure Country 2?.
Generally when you label a movie as a sequel (hence the "2" in the title) you set up the expectation that it will be a continuation or, at the very least, contain some of the characters from the original film.
Since this movie bore no relation to the movie "Pure Country, I am at a loss to understand the title.Yes, George Strait was in both movies.
However, in the first he played a fictional country singer while in this sequel he played himself in a much smaller role.
That is the only tie in.
That being said, this movie could have easily had a different title and used a different well-known country singer without changing the plot.Speaking of plot, this one was saccharine, corny and predictable.
My husband sat through it with me and kept saying, "okay, now this will happen next." It was sad to see so much talent -- Michael McKean, Cheech Marin, Bronson Pinchot, even Dean Cain -- put to waste.Katrina Elam has a great voice and I enjoyed some of the songs.
However, unless you want your teeth to fall out from all the sugar or you're looking for something to put you to sleep at 3 am, avoid this movie..
My 367th Review: Beyond schmaltzy - even Country fans are going to see through this hokum.
The original Pure Country is a fun sentimental romantic movie with some great honky tonk and ballads - not so this new version.
It has a low budget Heaven Can Wait meets new country vibe that is pretty darn awful.The plot is the first fault with angels and a gift of voice that is beyond corny in its representation, the second fault is the corn does grow as high as an elephant's eye - we just get all the country clichés and though the original has some heart, this has only saccharine - and almost comes across as,(take a deep breath), fake.
Nearly anyways.All in all, I was kind of looking forward to this; the original is actually pretty moving and with its "A Star is Born" plot moves along nicely - this sequel is just a mess.I'm loathed to say it, but maybe you should give yourself the real gift this one time and give this a miss.....
Cringeworthy.
I am still puzzled be the title, which rather indicated this would have a shred of connection to the original, which it did not.
I'm also left to wonder whether Katrina Elma's atrociously affected character ruined her fledgling singing career, as I've not heard of her since this movie.
But this movie would make a great drinking game.
Take a shot every time Bobbie says "Thank you" throughout the movie.
She must have said it two hundred times.
Or, better make that "Thing Kew" in Bobbies saccharine "accent".
It got annoying.
A whole lot of this movie got annoying.
I think.
I would actually enjoy the soundtrack if I didn't have a mental image of the character singing it.
Katrina Elam is no Carrie underwood but she has a nice voice..
An Insult to the original Pure Country.
If you're looking for a true sequel to 'Pure Country', you will not find that here.
Christopher Cain has completely re-imagined the concept of the first film and now it involves angels from heaven and other supernatural elements.
I guess that's what happens when you allow Dean Cain (TVs Clark Kent/Superman) to help write the script.George Strait does show up for a cameo, playing himself.
That was the highlight of this 90-minute circus.
It sure wasn't as heartfelt as the original, nor did it have the splendor or compassion of the original 'Pure Country'.
It's a shame to allow something like this to be called a sequel to a very real film.The supernatural, a Jerry Springer-like sequence and the storyline are just insulting to the original film, that I could have cried, just because it's so bad!.
Pure Country 2: The Gift of a great movie.
Don't know why there are so many crappy reviews.
Personally I don't like Cow Patty films but this film is really moving and family oriented.
I've seen this movie about 10x in the past few years and it's always moving as she deals with her "Gift".
I downloaded a copy of the first movie expecting it to be like this one and deleted it after the first 15 min watching it, like I said I don't like Cow Patty movies unless its a 50+ year old cowboy movie.
It fits into my collection well with Angels in the Outfield and Angels in the End Zone.
A good wholesome family oriented movie, The Cain brothers did a great job on a low budget..
Uplifting, good music.
I stumbled across this movie on HBO.
I don't normally listen to country music, but I really liked Katrina Elam's singing, plus she's great to look at.
Her acting is decent, plus she had some similarities to Bobbie Thomas, having gone to Nashville to make it in country music.
The plot held my interest, kind of corny but uplifting.
Bobbie falls for a rodeo cowboy, but the movie is so wholesome they don't even kiss.
The three angels added a light hearted element to the movie, and country fans will like seeing George Strait's brief appearances, although fans of the first Pure Country will be disappointed that this movie isn't a continuation of the original.
All in all, a good movie for families, Christians, country music fans..
An aspiring singer moves to Nashville and discovers what the price of fame is.
Way more cheesy then the original.
An aspiring country music singer with a special gift is caught between who she is and who she wants to be.
After leaving home a woman who wants to be a singer tries her luck in Nashville.
She soon realizes that the price of fame is not what she thought.
I am a big George Strait fan but was not a huge fan of the original apart from the soundtrack.
This one was over the top cheesy.
George Strait is in this one too, but playing himself.
If you liked the original I'm pretty sure you would like this one too.
I give it a C+.Would I watch again?
- Probably not, but I may watch first one again just to see if I remember it right..
Heartwarming movie with great songs!.
Just watched this movie today, since it was recently on a movie channel over the weekend.
It was family friendly and contained great country music!
The plot was a bit predictable, but I teared up at the end and the movie had a great heartwarming message.
I watched it with my 7 year old daughter and it was great that the movie reinforced the fact that lying, being unfair and breaking promises are all bad things to do in life.
The lead actress has an Amazing voice and I am not quite sure why she isn't a huge country star--she should be!
The one thing I agree with, is that the title is not quite right.
It is nothing like Pure Country and calling it a sequel just isn't correct.
I think if this movie was given a new title, than it would have been received more.
All in all, a good family movie with great songs and good acting (in fact, I think the acting was better in this one than the original Pure Country).
Enjoy!.
Reviewers should be less critical, more realistic..
Wow, I can't believe so many "reviewers" would speak so harshly of this movie.
Perhaps it makes them feel good to sit at home with a computer and write a review of how bad a movie is, but how many of these people could go out and do any better.
Not every film is design to win an academy award.
Some are supposed to simply entertain.
Sure it was predictable and corny, but it was a family friendly, fun movie with a good message.
No cussing, sex, killing or violence.
Wow, what a concept.
I watched it with my four young grandkids and we all enjoyed it.
I didn't know anything about Katrina Elam before this movie.
What a beautiful young lady with a great voice.
And for having no previous acting experience, she did great.
How many reviewers who panned her performance can sing like she does or will ever be in, let along be invited to star in any movie?
It would be nice if reviewers would be a little more realistic in their expectations and look a films for what they are; entertainment..
The story is a heartwarmer, inspiration to anyone following their dreams and doing what they love -- with some lessons to be learned, of course, which happened quite easily.
The casting was wonderful, the lighting and shooting amazing on spectacularly designed and colored sets, the continuity impeccable, and the highs and lows of the story line flowed so beautifully.
It was certainly a dip into the reality of the music land of Nashville, the possibilities and problems and ways to deal with them.
I loved the singer's transition from singing to singing for "a cause" and the introduction of beloved horses and challenged children in the process.
Starting with the main character's home life and upbringing, her experiences with family, and her dealing with the characters woven into her new life, the music itself was the icing on the cake.
Such a beautiful job done by all -- and I didn't have to go to a theater to see it.
NOT, Pure Country 2.
NOT, Pure Country 2.
**SPOILERS** I only watched this film because it was titled Pure Country 2.
As a fan of the original Pure Country, this film is just sad!
It had absolutely nothing to do with the the original film.
While this is an OK film, please don't watch this thinking it will be another Pure Country.
The only thing this film has in common with the first film is country music and George Strait has only 1 1/2 minutes in the film, even though IMDb has him listed as a main star of the film.
Watch this film for what it is and not for what it is not, Pure Country 2.
Also IMDb don't list people as first billed, when they have less the two minutes of screen time.
George Strait: 1 1/2 minutes of screen time.
Dean Cain: 45 Seconds of screen time..
Young girl who has a voice 'gifted' to her.
I have no issue with the general singing and the story line but I do have objections to people not doing research about what is supposed to form a major part of the movie - Autism.
The male character in the movie 'was autistic' hello?
Am I the only one that knows that Autism is life long and there's no such thing as someone who WAS Autistic.
You either are or you aren't.
I can't help but wishing that they'd done a little more research into something like this.
Also, most of the children on the ranch for children with 'Autism' were kids with Down Syndrome which is very far from being Autism.
Okay, rant over.
Enjoy the movie if you can excuse some of the blatant errors that they make in the movie..
A very warm and touching story about a young lady with a amazing gift of singing.
I was very disappointed by other reviews.
My family LOVED this movie !
It brought tears to our eyes even watching it on more than one occasion.
It has a lot of underlying meanings that really hit home !
this was so much more that just a movie for entertainment !
And the way it all tied everything up at the end was very well done !
It left a lasting impression !
My teenager had no interest in watching this - her comment was "I hate country" but even she enjoyed it.
My husband is a hard emotions police officer, but he said it hit him in the heart.
this is a very heart filled movie for the entire family.
SPOILER: I loved how it foreshadowed and then eventually explained hippotherapy !
this is something we have been considering for our child.
My older child was against it until she saw the movie and is now willing for her younger sibling to try !
I will use the lessons of this movie with my children for years to come !
Don't lie don't break a promise and always be fair !
as well as making it up to those we hurt !
I did at first think the angels were a little cheesy- but they really explained a lot !!!
We had even discussed purchasing the movie we enjoyed it so much !.
Surprisingly good, though not what I expected.
I admit it, when I saw the title "Pure Country 2", I first thought that we would see the next stage in Dusty's life, especially when I saw that George Strait was once again in it.
So I looked forward to more wonderful songs from George and his guitar.Only it didn't happen.
Instead, we were treated to a romantic comedy with a mixture of modern and traditional country music.
Given that George only appears in basically 3 scenes in the film, the lead in this movie goes to relative newcomer Katherine Elam.
She does a capable job.
Also the actress who played her aunt played the role masterfully.
While I thought that the script was a little weak, and I admit I would have liked to hear George sing during the film (who wouldn't?), it was really pretty good.It won't win any Oscars, but it will provide you with an entertaining two hours.
And if you don't turn it off at the end with a little bit of an emotional high, you're brain-dead.