Purple Hearts

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Purple Hearts (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, John Harlan Kim, Chosen Jacobs, Anthony Ippolito, Linden Ashby DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matt Sakatani Roe MUSIC: Tony Kanal, Blake Neely PRODUCTION: Alloy Entertainment, Embankment Films, Gidden Media

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Purple Hearts (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Filming & Locations

The principal photography for the Netflix original commenced in August 2021 and finished in October of the same year. Filming took place in Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Riverside, and Austin, Texas.

The director, Allen Rosenbaum, worked with military adviser and Navy Veteran James Dever to get the Netflix project to film on base at Camp Pendleton. The first proposition was rejected, however, after Dever added his touch to the script, permission was granted to film. Deadline Hollywood described the film's budget as "thrifty."

[Filming] The principal photography for the Netflix original commenced in August 2021 and finished in October of the same year. Filming took place in Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Riverside, and Austin, Texas.

The director, Allen Rosenbaum, worked with military adviser and Navy Veteran James Dever to get the Netflix project to film on base at Camp Pendleton. The first proposition was rejected, however, after Dever added his touch to the script, permission was granted to film. Deadline Hollywood described the film's budget as "thrifty."

▸ Music & Score

Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter wrote and produced the original songs for the Netflix original film. Carson also co-wrote and performed additional music for the project. On July 12, 2022, Hollywood Records released "Come Back Home" to help promote the film. Upon the Netflix release, the official soundtrack for the film was made available digitally. The tracklist consist of eight songs, all performed by Carson and includes four original songs co-written by Carson. On August 3, 2022, Sofia Carson released the official music video for "Come Back Home".

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 1 win total

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Claire Shaffer from The New York Times critiqued the film, stating that the film "had the potential to be a poignant melodrama — or maybe a sharp satire" but "wallows in contrived plots and subplots". The reviewer also criticized the leads. Luke Y. Thompson from The A.V Club was also critical, negatively describing the love scenes that "convey neither heat nor emotional substance", and the songs as "overstuffed". David Ehrlich, reviewing from IndieWire, stated that the film was overwrought and "can't settle down even though its two lead characters give each other something to be sure about for the first time in their lives". Some critics were angered that the movie portrayed the American military in a largely positive light and some were offended by the use of controversial language, which Allen later clarified was a part of the character development.