A Walk to Remember

Rating: 4/10 (4 October 2009)

I mainly heard about this film from reading a lot about it, areal chick flick that I thought was worth trying, from director Adam Shankman (The Wedding Planner, Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2). Basically popular student Landon Carter (Shane West) has no real plans for the future is forced to being the lead in a school play, with Reverend's daughter Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore) as the female lead. Landon slowly decides to take his activity more seriously, asking Jamie to help him out, and they spend much time together. He develops strong feelings for her which he didn't expect, which displeased Jamie's father Reverend Sullivan (Patch Adams' Peter Coyote) and Landon's friends, it doesn't really bother Landon's mother Cynthia (Daryl Hannah). Their strong relationship is put to the test when Jamie's heart-breaking secret is revealed, she has terminal leukaemia which has become incurable after months of no treatment. They know that they truly love each other, and they know that their love will go on forever if they marry before she dies, Jamie's father agrees to perform the ceremony. When she does die Landon carries out many wishes that Jamie put on a list, and the Reverand confirms that Jamie did have a miracle happen to her, it was Landon. Also starring Lauren German as Belinda, Clayne Crawford as Dean, Al Thompson as Eric and Paz De La Huerta as Tracie. I'm afraid to say, while the performances are good and fine, the story is really predictable and unfortunately rather too schmaltzy, but it is a teenage romantic drama that does keep you sort of interested. Okay!