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Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2003)

I was moved to tears when i first saw this film, i have seen this film about 5 times strangely enough, not because i totally wanted to see this film just for myself, but to show friends. I think each time I watch the film i notice little things that could be cut, and I think ultimately this movie leaves you feeling wonderful, but at the same time you get the feeling if they had took a some scissors and glue to the script and re-shaped it just one more time to make it a little bit more compact around the time Jamie(Mandy Moore) got sick the movie's pace would have felt a bit more even.

I thought the movie was coherent nonetheless, although after hearing alot of other peoples opinions, it seemed like it definitely could have had one more makeover, script-wise. Fortunately, the finished product is something that is worth having in your DVD collection for anyone into a moving story. The gentle pacing of the movie might put some people to sleep Ive noticed, but, as far as movie making goes, you can watch this one a couple of times if you want to appreciate a fairly even rhythm of direction and script goes about. Like the movie's title, the film "walks", and sometimes runs (to the heavens). Seeing Mandy wooed by Shane West reminds me of all the great things about relationships and this film is just a great thing to be reminded of the beauty of human life. Thats quite a nice thing for a movie to do this. Also on the DVD you will get to hear Mandy, Shane, and Adam Shankman do the commentary (there is another with Sparks and Janszen that I didnt have time for). The commentary was fun to hear, of course at this point if you're listening to the commentary on this DVD it means you are one of the few big fans (my guess at least). I would love to see another production with Shankman at the helm, and I hope we see more of West and Moore in future films.