Not like the book, but I still loved it

Rating: 10/10 (3 February 2005)

When I first heard about AWtR, my mom was reading the book. My mom, her cousins, and I all rotated books that we read and liked so it was perfect timing that I read the book just before the release of the film on DVD. I thoroughly enjoyed the book (it is one of the only books that made me cry) and was psyched that there was already a movie.
I was somewhat disappointed how they changed the time period and the reasons why Landon's father was out of the picture, and how Landon got to see Jamie in the play... heck, that the play was changed from a Christmas play to just a high school drama club effort...the production team took A lot of liberties with this story! Over-all, I still loved this movie. I loved watching the character grow, seeing how everyone changed in the film, everyone changed for Jamie. The wedding was just beautiful! I highly recommend this film!!