Pretty decent

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2004)

The thing I liked most about this movie was Mandy Moore's character, Jamie. This may sound odd to most people, but she is a perfect model of the kind of girls I always thought were the sexiest and coolest in high school. Old fashioned, religious, conservative, pretty, quiet, intelligent, constructive and active in extra activities, I was in love with 'Jamie' for the entire film.
The drama is somewhat predictable but that's ok. Landon drives an awesome early Chevy Camaro, and it is cool to see Jamie being driven around in that beautiful car. There's a few typical scenes of the "cool kids" pulling a mean prank, making fun of people, the reformed kid turning sides, and more cliches you'd know this film would have. But still, it's a decent hearttugger and the song Mandy sings during the play is very good.