The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is to love, and be loved in return...

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2012)

Firstly, I don't write reviews of all the movies I watch. Stardust (2008) and a few other movies moved me, compelled me this much, to make me login on IMDb and rate them and write a review rather than just rate them.
Secondly, 8/10 because I honestly felt the budding of the romance between Mandy Moore's and Shane West's characters could've been elaborately done, showing simpler quirks and things that happen when people fall in love. But not that what was shown was not sufficient. I loved that. Its just that the transition of Landon from the cool, ruffian type, jock - stereotype to that of a responsible and passionate and highly compassionate person who fell in love with Jamie was done too quickly.
Lastly, the overall-ness of the movie is what makes me give it 8 stars. Not just the fact that tears had flown out of my eyes in the passionate scenes of affection between Jamie and Landon or when Landon and his father reconcile on his father's doorstep. Neither just the ending which was heart wrenching and quite unfair to be honest. I find it hard to come to terms with such an ending. So overall, the movie was quite pure. It had some thing about it, the chemistry between Jamie and Landon in the second half of the movie being one of the things.
Also, I have to say I agree with Juno Blue's review here, in which the last line (i guess) he put was "So ultimately what matters is not the length of the life lived, but the quality".
This movie I can say, is "50/50" (*ing Joseph Gordon Levitt) but with a different ending.
I recommend this movie. Also watch "50/50". Its definitely the next movie to watch if you haven't watched it already.