Purple Hearts is a drama/romance film, a romance but a bit heavier drama than a Hallmark Channel romantic film. Aspiring singer/songwriter Cassie Salazar (Sofia Carson) can't afford life-saving diabetes medicine. Marine Lance Corporal Luke Morrow (Nicholas Galitzine) owes $15k to his former drug dealer who is getting impatient.

The two decide to get married for the Marine Corps marriage benefits even though they kind of hate each other. She doesn't like the military and he doesn't like her liberalism. But he's shipping out the next day so they don't have to live together for months while he's deployed to Iraq.

Unfortunately Luke is injured in an IED blast and comes home to recuperate. HIs family finds out about his marriage so now Cassie and Luke have to live together and keep pretenses. This allows them to get to know each other more (which they were doing via video calls while he was in Iraq). But his secret getting out jeopardizes their bigger secret which could get them both in prison...

Actually pretty interesting and I watched this almost in one go (most films I watch in 15 to 30 minute increments). Carson sings a bunch of songs and the chemistry is good. The story is suitably dramatic leading to a satisfying ending.