Plot holes so big you don't need a telescope

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2002)

I've just read about 3 pages of comments and am wondering what movie these viewers were actually watching.
The acting was poor, although having seen both West and Moore in other movies I'm willing to bet that bad direction and bad writing were to blame. The plot holes were so big you drive a truck through them. The editing was sloppy and spotty.
Jamie's father sounded like the character was based on John Lithgow's character in Footloose.
"Only Hope" fit the tone of the movie but didn't seem to fit the scene of the play within the movie. It seemed like a lame way of selling a Mandy Moore song (can we say, "product placement"?). And the curtain came down right after that? Plot hole. Truck. Speaking of automobiles, why was Landon always fixing his car?
Part of the movie was sweet and I did cry at the end for the reasons I was supposed to (not just because the movie was so bad or because I was so happy it was over).
Usually I adore cheesy movies. Usually these teen movies are a big guilty pleasure for me and even "bad" movies are often entertaining (I found Crossroads enjoyable despite bad acting and writing). A Walk to Remember just left a bad taste in my mouth. I ended up seeing it twice because the video was popped in the evening after I'd seen it.
I'd like to read the book to see if it's much better.