Of all chick flicks, this one is one of the best ones I've seen

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2002)

Personally, I loved this film, but I wanted explain both why it's good and why it's bad, for those who want a reason to see it and those who want not to waste their money on something they don't want to see. If you want a chick-flick, tearjerker, or date movie, this one is a good choice; also, if you're of the target audience (teenage girls, Christians, or Nicholas Sparks fans), you might like it too. Why it's good: 1) Shane West and Mandy Moore can act, and they have great chemistry together. I think this is basically why it's better than, say "Here on Earth" (which is what this film is being compared to in other mean, nasty reviews in newspapers I've read so far). 2) It's a HUGE tearjerker!!! 3) It gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, like it gives you hope when you see a character like Jaime Sullivan who's actually a good person. 4) For teen girls, there's always Shane West 5) For Mandy Moore fans, there's Mandy Moore 6) Christians will like the fact that the Christian Jaime is portrayed in a good light- she's also a strong character and has a sense of humour in her comebacks to school bullys. 7) I can't really vouch for how similar the movie was to the book, since I haven't read it, but I've heard, although there are changes that happens with every book-turning-into-a-movie, it stays true to the themes and feelings from the original novel. Now, bad things: 1) It's quite mushy/corny 2) You COULD argue it was done before in "Here on Earth." 3) If you're a male, you could be in a potentially embarassing situation because the audience was about 95% female when I went to the theater. Well, that's my "bad reasons" list. Yeah, a bit biased, wasn't I? I have to say, there were moments when everyone was sighing, or sobbing, or saying "awwwwww!" I guess you can tell I really liked it. It was good!