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The best-seller by sentimental novelist Nicholas Sparks becomes this teen melodrama set in a coastal North Carolina port. Cocky, popular high school student Landon Carter (Shane West) is the big man o... read more read more...n campus at Beaufort High School until a hazing incident leaves a fellow student paralyzed. Sentenced to community service and membership in his school's drama club, Landon is forced to seek help from Jamie Sullivan (pop singer Mandy Moore), the conservative, religious, plain-Jane daughter of the town's Baptist minister (Peter Coyote). When the two students begin to fall in love, Landon struggles with the drop in popularity that his new friendship brings, while Jamie is forced to deal with her strict father and a secret that she's keeping from her schoolmates. A Walk to Remember, which co-stars Daryl Hannah, is the second of Sparks's novels to make it to the big screen after Message in a Bottle (1999). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: July 9, 2002

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  • August 15, 2011
    I truly cared to see A Walk to Remember, until I absolutely had to, or forced to. I had read many things on this film, some good, and some bad. Mostly bad. The film was surprisingly decent, nothing great or anything good. But decent. I felt that it was an interesting enough film ... read moreto watch. Nothing more. The film didn't have awful acting, as I'd expect it to have and I liked that the guy who was basically an asshole because he was one of the "popular cool kids" decided to change because he met a girl that was kinder than most of his friends. There is an average story going on here, but as a person who normally doesn't like romance films, I thought that A Walk to Remember was very decent. There are things that could've been done better, but this isn't too bad of a film. I didn't think the ending was all that sad either. I know that sounds cold, but I just didn't feel anything. How ever I do admire some of the issues displayed in this film, and it did have a heart. I thought it was a decent film for what it was. Though it has plenty of flaws, A Walk to Remember is an entertaining film that wasn't all bad. Sure it touches on the clichéd love story aspects, and it's meant as a teen romance film. But they could've done slightly better. One of the reasons this isn't utter trash is because of Mandy Moore's fairly good performance here. Overall a decent little film, but nothing truly memorable or great on screen.
  • June 23, 2011
    One of the most heartbreaking films I've ever watched. Mandy Moore and Shane West make a great couple and the ending was poignant and perfect.
  • June 16, 2011
    "Love Story" for a new generation and so, for that reason, predictable, only this one is resonant with Christian values. But not everyone has seen "Love Story". Fresh young eyes can see this and cry.
  • June 8, 2011
    One eye roll after another. I don't know I made it through the entire movie, but there are no redeeming qualities to this one. None.
  • May 2, 2011
    Eh....it's okay. The kids seemed way too young to be THAT in love with each other. It wasn't convincing. They were what? 15? 16 years old? I'm not buying it. "She makes me want to be a better person!" haha

    The script was pretty cheesy also. Like "Our love is like the wind" an... read mored "Promise you won't fall in love with me." Telling someone not to fall in love with you sounds so awkward.

    It wasn't the worst chick flick I've ever seen, but this movie reminded me why I rarely watch romantic movies like that. It's predictable, cheesy, and a little awkward...and Mandy Moore looks like she's freakin 12 years old in this movie.

    This movie is cute, but I've seen cuter more interesting stuff.
  • March 7, 2011
    This timeless romance movie contains very simple story that move us from the bottom of our heart. The story comes from a book with the same title from Nicholas Sparks. In some ways, this movie is pretty religious too. Heart-breaking, lovely, and of course great chemistry between ... read moreLandon and Jamie. Mandy Moore sings beautifully in the movie and creates wonderful soundtrack. A movie by Adam Shankman that shows that faith is a precious thing.
  • January 30, 2011
    One of those sappy, innocent love stories that I love because it somehow makes me cry every single time I see it.
  • January 16, 2011
    "Our love is like the wind, I can't see it but I can feel it."

    Love is a beautiful thing & in this romantic drama it can be the most important thing in a persons life. Landon & Jamie are proof of that. At the beginning of this movie Landon is in the in crowd & does whatever he... read more can to please everyone. Whenever Landon has to be involved in the school play he never imagined that he would fall in love with Jamie. When she tells him about her cancer he stays by her side the whole time. This is a timeless romance that will touch every place in your heart. I can just watch it over & over again & I love it even more every time that I watch it :) Such a great & amazing movie :) I love it :)
  • July 25, 2010
    this film was too slow for me.
  • June 11, 2010
    IMO, this film had nothing new to offer. The story is quite familiar, but that's not exactly the problem. I watched "Remember the Titans" (okay, I'm not comparing the two, I'm merely using it as an example so as to make my point clear) just a day before I watched this. While "Rem... read moreember the Titans" too had an ordinary story, it was the way it was told that made it so great for me. However, the execution here (for "A Walk to Remember") was so plain & dry that it didn't have any high or/and low feeling effect on me that it was supposed to. It didn't make me root for any of the characters & I didn't really care whether Jamie lived or died. Wish I could have ignored this one which was talked about highly by some people I know (I'm to be blamed here for not taking the lesson after having a similar experience with "P.S. I Love You" which too came highly recommended from the same people).

Critic Reviews


Lisa Alspector
January 20, 2010
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

This realist fairy tale of impossible love has a fair amount of nuance and charm. Full Review

Christy Lemire
January 20, 2010
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

It's an overwrought teen weepy, Terms of Endearment for the TRL crowd. Full Review

Robert K. Elder
July 20, 2002
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune

It's sad that Moore's first major cinematic outing scrapes the bottom of the melodramatic barrel. Full Review

Rex Reed
March 13, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer

So boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it.

Lisa Schwarzbaum
January 30, 2002
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Just because A Walk to Remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls. Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
January 26, 2002
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

If you can't see everything in this film coming from a mile away, then you really need to get out more. Full Review

Joe Leydon
January 25, 2002
Joe Leydon, Variety

As far as I'm concerned, very little of what happens in this glossy teen-weepie romance can be described as surprising, and even less of it feels fresh or spontaneous. Full Review

Octavio Roca
January 25, 2002
Octavio Roca, San Francisco Chronicle

A story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously. It is also beautifully acted. Full Review

Joe Baltake
January 25, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

Personally, I would have preferred a little more restraint -- a film less stacked in one direction -- but you can't deny that this little movie has a big heart that's in the right place. Full Review

Jan Stuart
January 25, 2002
Jan Stuart, Newsday

Rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign. Full Review

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Facts


    • Landon Carter: I might kiss you.
    • Jamie Sullivan: I might be bad at it.
    • Landon Carter: That's not possible.
    • Jamie Sullivan: It's like the wind. I can't... see it, but I feel it.
    • Rev. Sullivan: Love is always patient and kind.It is never jealous.
    • Dr. Carter: Landon, don't walk away.
    • Dean: Is he here yet?
    • Rev. Sullivan: I'll be in my office.

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  • What did Jamie (Mandy Moore) make Landon (Shane West) promise before she helped him with the play in "A Walk to remember"?  Answer »
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