Much better than it gets credit for

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2002)

Any person who doubted this movie from the beginning would say it was just a cliche. The story was far from a cliche, and since it's a quality book and not just some movie written for a teen idol, it deserves much more respect. Jamie Sullivan is never an ugly girl, and never becomes pretty, she just happens to look especially nice one night because she dressed up for her performance in the school play. People should stop commenting on it like she got a makeover and then was the most popular girl in school.

It was a story of a girl with a good heart and good morals, who was able to accomplish a lot and make a guy who used to think he was something special, realize what special really means. Mandy Moore did a very good job and proved that if she wants to act, she most certainly has the talent to.
Those who say that people who like this movie could only be Mandy Moore fans or anything else with a negative connotation...are wrong. It was a heartfelt story that was portrayed very well. Whether the actors have staying power is totally irrelevant to the quality of the film. I would never dissuade anyone from seeing this movie, it is very touching and worth the hour and change of your time that you will spend watching it.