My most absolute favorite movie!!

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 2004)

When I first heard that Mandy Moore was going to be in a movie based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, I immediately ran out to buy the book. And I just couldn't put it down! It's a love story so much like the others, but so simple and real and sad that it somehow surpasses the rest. The movie gave me the exact same feeling. It's so simple, yet filled with so much emotion that you just have to watch it over and over again. Mandy Moore gives an unbelievable breakout performance as Jamie Sullivan and is so genuine and pure that you just can't help but love her. Shane West did a brilliant, totally believable job as a rebel whose life is turned around completely by this love that he has for Jamie. This movie makes me cry every time I watch it and not only because its sad, but because of the pure love in it. These two characters have such a chemistry that jumps right off the screen and into your heart. And seeing Shane West, one of the bad boys in Hollywood, cry uncontrollably in the arms of his father will get to you every time. I honestly recommend this movie to everyone and guarantee that everyone will come out with this wonderful feeling AND...about a box worth of wadded Kleenex!!!