A perfectly good book rendered unrecognizable

Rating: 1/10 (21 July 2002)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Those who read a novel before going to a movie are often disappointed by minor changes and adaptations for the screenplay. Screenplay writer Karen Janszen has taken an adaptation to the extreme. Although a few of the names remained the same, and Jamie died at the end, this movie bore absolutely no resemblance to Nicholas Sparks' novel. Add a score which will be antiquated in a few years. Sparks' book may be one to "remember", but this movie is pathetically forgettable.