This well made teen drama is extremely good and worth seeing.

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2005)

A troubling young man by the name of Landon (Shane West) meets a young woman named Jamie (Mandy Moore). Which Jamie is the preacher's daughter, whose self-confidence doesn't depend on the opinions of others. Which their subsequent relationship, which blossoms to romance and the unexpected tragic consequences that keeps them together.
Directed by Adam Shankman (Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier, The Wedding Planner) made a touching, coming of age, romantic drama. This film has an rare spiritual values in this kind of film. West and Moore gives credible performances. This film has everything you want in a movie-Trust, Hope, Goals, Faith and Unconditional Love.
DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an fine-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD has two feature-length audio commentaries, one by actors:West & Moore and director:Shankman and the second is by novelist:Nicholas Sparks (Message in a Bottle, The Notebook) & Screenwriter:Karen Janszen (Free Willy 2:The Adventure Home, Digging to China, Duma). DVD also has an music video by Moore and Theatrical Trailer. This is a beautiful realize small film. Joe-Dunton-Camera Widescreen (J-D-C Scope). (****/*****).