A strong movie compared to other recent chick flick

Rating: Null/10 (14 July 2002)

I don't understand all the criticism against this movie. Yes, the story was corny and slow at times, but the acting was strong, the plot had meaning, and the music was great. If anything, buy the soundtrack. I seem to remember all the criticism against a little movie called A REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. Now what, three decades later, that movie is considered a classic with standout performances by James Dean and Natalie Woods. No way am I comparing A WALK TO REMEMBER to REBEL but there were some similarities that I enjoyed. Shane West had a break out performance and Mandy Moore complemented him very well. Personally, I think West carried Moore on the acting part of the movie but Moore carried West in the "Do we care?" part of the movie. I wasn't a big fan of Mandy Moore before but now, I have nothing but support for her. I can't wait for her next movie and might even consider renting Princess Diaries. A WALK TO REMEMBER is definitely a DVD worthy purchase and I'm off to Best Buy right now.