For Better or Worse--To Death Do Us Part

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2002)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** One night in a town called, Beauford, North Carolina a couple risk taking teenagers decided to dare another teenager into jumping in some water at a cement factory. The boy wanted to be like the risk takers, but it got out of hand. When the boy jumped, he got hurt. The cops showed up, and the teenagers started to scram, and left the boy there to die. On Monday at Beauford High, the principal punished Landon Carter who got caught. He was to tutor a young student at a poor school, and participate in the Drama Clubs Spring Play. Jamie Sullivan was known as an out cast, because she wasn't like everyone else. Everybody, including Landon, would make fun, of her. But, when Landon was punished, they were brought together, and he asked her for some help. They started to work together, and he started to see her as a real person, and even fell in love. One day at school, his friends cut out her head from a yearbook picture. They put it on a picture of a girl in a bathing suit. They past it around school, and when Jamie saw it she got up set. When Landon saw it, he grabbed her, and left school, and took her home. He quit talking to his friends. They went on a date to a restaurant. Then they walked by the ocean where she told him her dream to be married where her mother and father was married. Afterwards, he told her that he loved her. She got upset, and told him he couldn't love her. He was hurt and didn't understand why until later, when she told him that she had cancer. He got upset and didn't come around for a couple days. When the other kids found out, they were so sorry for what they said, and felt sorry for her. He decided that he wanted to make her dream come true. He bought rings, and then asked her to marry him, and she accepted. They were married, and got to spend one summer together before.
The intention was to teach us that cancer is not something anyone can see or get from others. The director was also trying to show a person who has cancer that they should be brave, to love or hurt someone, and live life to its fullest. When I heard about the movie, I couldn't wait to see it, because Mandy Moor was the lead actress, and I love her music. I wasn't disappointed at all; she was an excellent actress in this movie. I would, recommend this movie, to everybody, young, or old. It made me think, laugh, and cry. The ending really hit home for me, and now, I catch my self wanting to watch it every time I rent movies.