Pure Magic

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2006)

As previously mentioned it does help if you are a bit of a romantic going into this film, however I challenge anyone not to be moved by both the story and the characters involved. Mandy Moore I am ashamed to say I had no prior knowledge of.... that said you could not help but be drawn into falling in love with the character she portrayed. Also as previously mentioned her performance of a song within the story was spellbinding, I can not possibly put into words the innocence, feelings, and range of emotions she expressed so convincingly in the performance of that song although by this point you already have a feel for her character. As I suspected this was a singer acting and not the other way round. I can not think off the top of my head of any other singer/actor giving a performance of this calibre, Mandy Moore in this movie has an innocence, beauty and charisma of a woman we would all fall in love with. I am officially a Mandy Moore fan and will look out for any other movies she does. Finally to make comparisons it is a bit of "Love Story" in content and I would say (reservedly) would probably blow Love Story out of the water. Watch! you won't be disappointed