In The Magic of Ordinary Days, a Hallmark movie set in the heartland during World War II, Keri Russell plays Livvy Dunne-Singleton, a college-educated young woman who is forced to marry a simple farmer after her father finds out she got pregnant out of wedlock. If you watch enough Hallmark movies, you can probably guess how this unfolds: Livvy is humbled by her kind-hearted husband Ray Singleton (Skeet Ulrich) and learns to appreciate the simplicity and open generosity of life outside the city. It may seem forumulaic on paper, but Russell and Singleton are lovely as they carve depths to their characters and chemistry. The film also offers sweeping shots of the beautiful Colorado countryside and an important historical take on war. It's also proof that you don't need a whole lot of sensational scenes to move audiences.