Channing Tatum,
Amanda Seyfried,
Richard Jenkins,
Henry Thomas,
D.J. Cotrona
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Director Lasse Hallström and screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks' novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl. Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfri... read more
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Release Date: February 5, 2010
Keywords:
touching,
sad,
emotional,
cute,
romantic,
story,
drama,
date,
awful,
love story,
nicholas sparks,
channing tatum,
amanda seyfried,
Nicholas Sparks ,
Channing Tatum ,
Richard Jenkins ,
Amanda Seyfried
DVD Release Date: May 25, 2010
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April 2, 2012I'm a sucker for stories involving distressed love. So I enjoyed the movie, but I do agree that the movie is a big cliche - and it seems a good part of the movie is John or Savannah reading letters before the inevitable Dear John letter. I was impressed by Richard Jenkin's port... read more
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July 31, 2011Oh how this sucked.... Plot was just for teen girls who want a good chick flick. Performances sucked, I mean come on Channing? Overall it was a bad movie, mostly because they try so hard to make the THE NOTEBOOK 2.
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June 24, 2011One of the best romantic films ever made! Also one of my all time favourite films. Although, the ending is really dissapointing.
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April 19, 2011Ooooooh nice movie!! This was a sweet love story with U-turns in the lives of the main characters that conclude in a very nice ending. Sadness abounds, but true love wins out in the end. No violence, foul language or trash in this one---just a charming love story
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January 11, 2011Surprisingly good! I wasn't expected this movie would be a really good movie, but once again Nicholas Spark proves us that he's a genius novelist because he wrote a great story like this one... Another thumbs up for scriptwriter Jamie Linden and director Lasse Hallstrom for bring... read more
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December 30, 2010A very good movie. I liked it a lot. Amanda & Channing were very good in it :) One of my favorite Nicholas Sparks films :) I just love it! :)
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December 27, 2010Channing Tatum delivers a decent turn as a former brawler, saved by military discipline and bowled over by a girl; Amanda Seyfried has a harder time in a role conceived to drive the plot rather than convince as a human being. As war, 9/11 and fatal illness conspire against them, ... read more
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December 20, 2010Another great storyline that comes from Nicholas Sparks' book, unfortunately it is not that deep but both actors are showing great chemistry. Some scenes are telling us that they could do much better than this. The ending is ruined because they do not follow the book; which is th... read more
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October 27, 2010I'm a sucker for romantic movies like this one. It's not all that deep, but it's a sweet movie and the ending has been "improved" from the original book ending. Channing Tatum makes it even easier to like this movie.
Critic Reviews
May 6, 2011
Christine Champ, Film.com
July 4, 2010
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
What starts as a charming anachronism %u2014 pens, paper and the postal service in an impersonal digital age %u2014 becomes tedious as Hallstrom is reduced to interminable, repetitive montages coverin... Full Review
February 12, 2010
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Halfway through the movie, I decided a better title for this weepie contraption would be The Hurt Letter. Tatum is stolid and semi-expressive, Seyfried widens her eyes to saucer-size. Full Review
February 11, 2010
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Indecently exploits 9/11 and throws in autism and canver for unscrupulous measure. Full Review
February 5, 2010
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Dear John carefully distills selected elements of human experience and reduces them to a sweet and digestible syrup. It may not be strong medicine, but it delivers an effective, pleasing dose of pure ... Full Review
February 5, 2010
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
There is not much point throwing Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried into a movie together if they can't devote every waking minute to making out. Full Review
February 5, 2010
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Lasse Hallstrom directs with a softness that makes even combat look tranquil. Full Review
February 5, 2010
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
C'mon, it's the millennium, it's the electronic age, where soldiers everywhere fight with one finger on the trigger of their gun and the other on the send button of their cell phone. Full Review
February 5, 2010
Tom Long, Detroit News
What you end up with is indeed a big pile of goop. Full Review
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