A touching, lighthearted glimpse into the human spirit.

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2002)

A Walk to Remember embodies many things that I consider to make a truly good movie. The movie is far from being great, but has so many endearing qualities that make it undeniably worthwhile. Mandy Moore plays a very convincable and strong-hearted young girl who seems to understand who she is and what her heart desires. The teen singer, along with fellow actor Shane West, put out strong, memorable performances which make you hope to see them in more films in the near future. They tackle the job of portraying teenage roles that actually fit the life of real teens, rather than, as Roger Ebert puts it, (being) "reminded that many teenagers in movies seem to think like 30-year-old standup comics", and they're good at it.
3 1/2 Stars, personal rating; 9 out of 10, IMDb rating