Good Movie

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2014)

A Walk To Remember was on my hard drive for a month now, but I never got the urge to watch it. But then the other day my friend recommended me to watch it and that took me by surprise since I never thought he, of all people, would recommend me a romantic movie. So I thought it must be a really good movie if he recommended it to me.
And it was.
By the time I watched half of the movie, I knew that this is that type of a movie which divides opinions like few others. By the time I finished the movie and saw my earlier Facebook status regarding it, the comments proved me right - as there was no "in the middle" view on the move, it was either very good to some or very bad to the others.
I fall in the category who think this is a very good movie. This movie depicts the strength of love - that it could turn even the biggest of jerks to genuinely caring people. The acting of both the lead characters was incredible; especially Shane West's evolution from a popular-bully jerk to soft-heart and caring guy.
The movie could have been better in some aspects though; like it was too swift at some points, thought it should have panned out a bit more slow by adding some romantic scene before the heart-breaking revelation by Mandy Moore-played Jamie. I may be cruel, but I also think adding a final scene with Jamie and Landon would have given more emotional pain to the viewers, but may be the director didn't want that and hence avoided showing a scene like that (wanted to be more elaborate, but that would include spoilers and I can't do that).
Overall, a good movie which I would rate 7/10.