Purple Hearts

Cassie Salazar (Sofia Carson) is a bartender and aspiring rock star who can barely afford her diabetes medicine. Luke Morrow (Nicholas Galitzine) is a marine ...

If they enter into a sham marriage before Luke’s upcoming tour of Iraq, Cassie will be entitled to a military wife’s enviable health insurance, thereby solving her financial problems. Luke Morrow (Nicholas Galitzine) is a marine and recovering drug addict who still owes $15,000 to his dodgy dealer. Cassie Salazar (Sofia Carson) is a bartender and aspiring rock star who can barely afford her diabetes medicine.

A young singer's sham marriage to a Marine grows into something deeper in the Nicholas Sparks-esque 'Purple Hearts,' starring Sofia Carson.

She scoffs, but then she succumbs: A spouse, in this watchable but disappointingly old-fashioned wisp of a film, is just a soulmate you haven’t met yet. Politically, meanwhile, “Purple Hearts” stays stringently loyal to all sides, cheering Cassie on in her sporadic right-on rants but also offering a gilded, ennobling portrait of Marine duty — even when heavily telegraphed tragedy strikes in action, and Luke returns to California a broken man. (Neil Diamond purists should consider themselves warned.) Away from the microphone, she’s a sparky enough presence, not heavily taxed by a character, Cassie, whose smattering of tattoos and progressive political credentials — Black Lives Matter and queer-rights flags hang from the balcony of her improbably spacious walk-up apartment in Oceanside — do the bare minimum to distinguish her from the archetypical Nicholas Sparks-style romantic heroine.

“Purple Hearts” follows the story of Cassie, played by “Descendants” actress Sofia Carson, an aspiring singer working several jobs just to stay alive and support her dreams. Newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just six months ago, she struggles to ...

I found the diabetes elements to be more realistic than some elements of the love story, which is really, really saying something. Type 1 diabetes is integral to the “Purple Hearts” story. No two people live with diabetes in the same way. This scene was a fantastic way to educate and spread awareness of the financial burdens of type 1 diabetes. Many people with chronic illness in the U.S. choose to pursue traditional full-time jobs due to the pressure of securing health insurance benefits, but it’s not the only way people with diabetes choose to live or should have to live. “Purple Hearts” shows this career dilemma that many people with diabetes face. Every single integration of type 1 diabetes was effective. Cassie lives up to that summarization and then some. Despite explaining how dangerous it is for her to go without her insulin for that long, there’s nothing the pharmacist can do. “Purple Hearts” follows the story of Cassie, played by “Descendants” actress Sofia Carson, an aspiring singer working several jobs just to stay alive and support her dreams. When her childhood friend and current Marine, Frankie, rejects her proposal for marriage to receive these benefits, she finds an uncommon partner in Luke—also a Marine, but someone she detests. Situations like this happen to people with all types of diabetes way too often.

Disney Channel alum and pop star Sofia Carson proves her talent in an overwrought Netflix romance about a military marriage of convenience.

Director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (“Aquamarine”) has a proven knack for pushing YA audiences into unexpected places, but her clumsy handling of this film’s soapier excesses is made all the more frustrating because of the easy spark she’s able to create between Luke and Cassie. These kids may not be Bogie and Bacall, but there’s a stronger fizz to their screen chemistry than you would expect from a glorified commercial for Carson’s talent — largely because Carson is such a spiky, electric presence. Before they crush “Purple Hearts” to death under the weight of their own contrivances, the overwrought subplots that pump attention away from the love story at the center of the film are justified by the script’s need to support Cassie’s music (Carson herself is one of the credited writers, alongside Liz W. Garcia and Kyle Jarrow). Both Luke and Cassie want to live in a country that will let them enjoy that. Second-generation immigrant Cassie Salazar (Carson) is a spunky waitress at a SoCal bar where she leads her band in pop-punk covers of “Sweet Caroline” and Portgual, the Man’s “Feel It Still” and imagines becoming the next Olivia Rodrigo while serving drinks to handsy soldiers from the local military base. No, we need tragic deaths, an IED explosion, home invasions, severe daddy issues, a drug shakedown in a parking garage, one seriously challenging set of stairs, and a host of other impediments that distract from the core romance. Side effects may include eye-rolling, exhaustion, and an intense desire to google whether “stolen valor” applies to faking a marriage in order to squeeze more cash out of the U.S. military (do not use if allergic to “Purple Hearts”).

WHAT IS PURPLE HEARTS ABOUT? PURPLE HEARTS PLOT SUMMARY: Cassie (played by singer Sofia Carson) is an aspiring singer-songwriter who spends her days waitressing ...

Against his attorney’s advice, Luke makes a statement to the court, in which he claims that he tricked Cassie into marrying him, that she didn’t know it was against the law, and takes all of the blame. Luke confesses he is a former addict, and he and Cassie fight. Cassie’s band has taken off big time, and they play a gig opening for Florence and the Machine. Cassies sings an emotional love song for Luke, and then rushes off to meet Luke before he begins his military prison sentence. Meanwhile, Luke and Cassie are starting to fall in love for real… Meanwhile, Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), is a Marine and former drug addict who needs money, fast, in order to pay off past debts to his dealer. So do Cassie and Luke get together in Purple Hearts? If you want to know what you’re getting into ahead of time, read on for Decider’s breakdown of the Purple Hearts plot summary and the Purple Hearts ending, explained.

Sofia Carson talks to PEOPLE about her role in Netflix's new film Purple Hearts, which is available to stream now.

"I was also very lucky that I was older when everything changed, and I was an adult. Much like their characters in the film, Carson says she and Nicholas Galitzine, who plays Luke, had to get to know each other pretty quickly. "But when a tragedy sends him home earlier than expected, Cassie and Luke are unprepared to feign a marriage face-to-face, in front of family and friends," the synopsis adds. "And this one in particular went kind of a step further, because I've always been in love with storytelling, and to be a part of storytelling from every aspect, from behind the scenes as producer to physical storytelling as an actress to storytelling through song, was incredibly fulfilling." The day after, he got deployed to Iraq. And then the next day was the love scene in the motel. "For a while, their secret plan works and they start to develop a semblance of a friendship.

The love story in Purple Hearts really starts “kind of backwards and inside out,” just as the fake dating/pretend relationship trope demands, because Cassie and ...

Carson also shared that there was originally another sex scene in the script, which was changed to a soft moment with Cassie and Luke in bed. Carson explained how this came to be and shared that she really fought for Cassie and Luke’s first scene in the motel, the movie’s one sex scene to be “a scene of complete and utter intimacy and vulnerability,” rather than just something physical. But the movie is more than its central trope thanks to a spirited, emotional performance by its leads, Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine, and a great soundtrack that has at least one song that is sure to get stuck in your head for weeks.

Descendants star Sofia Carson has taken a massive step in her career, taking on the role of an executive producer, lead actor and writing songs for the ...

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Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, the romantic drama premiered on Netflix on Friday, July 29, 2022, offering central performances from Sofia Carson and ...

Is Purple Hearts based on a true story? “What drew me to the story the most was the message. However, that investment may encourage you to ask a question.

That is the premise of Netflix's “Purple Hearts,” which stars Sofia Carson as Cassie Salazar and Nicholas Galitzine as Luke Morrow.

The storyline is thin, and the military premise is cliché, but, frankly, the chemistry between Galitzine and Carson is off the charts. As you can imagine, eventually the Marine Corps finds out about the sham, Luke loses everything, and he has to serve out a prison sentence. She first propositions a lifelong friend-turned-Marine to engage in the fraudulent marriage, but he turns her down because he already has a girlfriend of his own. The movie is based on a novel by Tess Wakefield, and is something of a soap opera-esque take on a military marriage entered into for the benefits. Luke, on the other hand, is an addict in recovery. Get married after three brief conversations the day before he ships off to Iraq and split the money.

Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine star in the Netflix romance Purple Hearts and this is what you need to know before watching.

Her life seems to be going just ok until she is diagnosed with Diabetes. Her job as a bartender can't foot the medical bills she's now strapped with, and she plots a way to get the health insurance needed to dig her out of this hole. Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum will be the director of the film. She approaches her friend Frankie, a military officer for a proposed marriage to help her with the insurance needed to cover her bills. In a society where medical insurance is polarizing and politicized, Netflix's upcoming romance Purple Hearts brings a human touch to the conversation around the astronomical cost of medical care, and the problems with veterans’ benefits. Nicholas Galitzine stars as Luke, a U.S. Marine who accepts to marry Cassie just to provide her with the health insurance she badly needs. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur. Purple Hearts' soundtrack is co-written and performed by lead actress Sofia Carson. "Come Back Home," one of the songs Carson wrote for the film will be available upon the film's release. Carson is a singer who has been involved in soundtracks for a few movies. There are scenes of the horrors of war and Luke coming home incapacitated in some way. The story follows the life of an upcoming singer-songwriter who somehow gets into a marriage of convenience to help with her overwhelming medical bills. Elysa Koplovitz Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein produced the film for Alloy Entertainment. Find out more about this upcoming romantic drama, From the plot to streaming details, here's everything you need to know about Purple Heats. Purple Heart - a product of Netflix's drive to swell its repertoire of Young Adult content is based on Tess Wakefield’s novel of the same name.

The romantic drama film "Purple Hearts" is your typical opposites-attract kind of tale, starring Sofia Carson as a liberal-minded singer and writer ...

It becomes evident that Johnno was the one who had tipped off the army about this, and similar charges are also brought against Cassie. But since the wife is a civilian, the army would not hold any judgment in her regard and would instead forward the case to the police after they decide their judgment of Luke. However, much to the anguish of his superiors and his family members, Luke decides to speak in court, and he pleads guilty to the charges but says that Cassie had no idea about it or any role to play in it. Right after the end of her performance, she rushes out and drives over to the army camp just before Luke is about to be taken away. Luke’s father understands that his son has actually taken a metaphorical bullet to protect his wife, and he is immensely proud of Luke and even tells him so. But of course, those enjoying “Purple Hearts” would not be here for such narrative progression, and the sweet, sugar-coated illusion of love and life might be enough for some. Luke had gotten himself enlisted in the army to win his father’s respect back, but had never told him about it, and then had realized that he was not doing it for his father but rather for himself and his country. When he returns to Cassie’s apartment, his wife tells him that her mother has once again had an intruder in her house, who now had a bloodied shirt and spoke about Luke. Cassie is terribly surprised that her husband does not ask who this intruder is, meaning that he very well knows who he is and has a severe argument with him. Cassie leaves the house and goes away on a music performance tour with her band, and during this time, she receives a phone call from Luke’s father, who says that Luke has been detained on the charge of fraudulent marriage, based on the intention of getting benefits, and the man now asks Cassie whether it is true. Next, he tells his idea to Cassie herself, saying that he needs money but does not mention what he needs it for, and irrespective of their tremendously many differences, the woman agrees. Despite being angry at Cassie for revealing their marriage to his father, Luke quickly convinces her to keep up with the pretension as his father happens to be an army police officer who would not think twice before pointing out his son’s false marriage if he got to know. Luke now pitches the same plan—that of marrying Cassie—so that he would receive extra money every month with which he would pay off his debt, and Johnno approves. Performing and working at the bar one day, Cassie comes across a group of newly-recruited US Marines, among whom is also the woman’s childhood friend Frankie. As the two catch up, the other young men in the group try to flirt with Cassie and her friend, much to their irritation, as the men are extremely misogynistic. The film tells the story of how these two opposite-minded characters fake a marriage only to receive government aid and then ultimately fall in love after all.

This review of the Netflix film Purple Hearts (2022) does not contain any spoilers. In the latest film from Netflix, Purple Hearts stars Sofia Carson and.

Whilst Purple Hearts may not have the same emotional impact, it is still very heartfelt, and it’s hard not to grow attached to the characters during the course of the film. It’s cute and emotional, and with the occasional funny moment, Purple Hearts is a nice watch for the weekend. In the latest film from Netflix, Purple Hearts stars Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine as Cassie and Luke, a couple of broke individuals desperate for cash.

Cassie and Luke have no idea what they are getting themselves into when they start a fake marriage for the military benefits.

They begin to get serious when Cassie comforts Luke over his fears about deployment, and they sleep together. They start acting like a couple for the time Luke he is deployed, kissing, hugging, writing love letters and FaceTiming. All this while planning to get divorced in a year. Cassie and Luke discuss what a real marriage means.