A beautiful love story about a young soldier torn between the love he has for his new girlfriend, Savannah (Amanda Seyfried), his troubled father and his job – which takes him away for years at a time.
I am going to start by being entirely honest and admitting that I am biased towards any film which stars Channing Tatum.
But this film had a lot to live up to. An adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the critically acclaimed novelist of ‘The Notebook’ and ‘A Walk to Remember’ which were both made into successful films. But ‘Chocolat’ director Lasse Hallstrom does well to create a moving and touching love story between two young, likeable characters.
The plot, which pulled on the heartstrings of so many who have husbands, sons and fathers fighting in the Middle East, was well written but was not executed on screen as well as it could have been. The chemistry between the lead characters is not totally convincing and some of the dialogue is corny and weak.
The tragedy does seem overdone, with – what I felt – was the unnecessary death and funeral of Tatum’s father. But the development of the characters leave the audience truly caring about the outcome of the story.
Although weak in some areas, the movie does deliver a satisfying dose of love, romance and emotion.
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