A Film to Remember

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2002)

Now I'll be the first to admit I'm a sucker for romantic movies. I shed a few tears at movies such as "Bridget Jones' Diary" and "My Best Friend's Wedding". But no movie has ever touched me to the degree that this movie did.
Mandy Moore as Jamie Sullivan does an excellent job. It's so hard to believe that this is the same Mandy Moore on MTV singing "Candy" (I think that was the name of the song). Wasn't her hair blond back then? Anyway, she did a great job with her role. Shane West as Landon Carter also did a great job in this movie. I haven't seen him in any other movies, but I like what I saw of him in this one, so it looks good. =)
Now some people may say the plot is very similar to "She's All That" (i.e., "bad" boy meets "good" girl, being around "good" girl inspires "bad" boy to change, boy and girl end up together). Well, there IS a "bad" boy and a "good" girl and the boy does change from being around the girl, but it is a gradual process.
*******MINOR SPOILER******* Yes, the boy and girl DO end up together, but this movie has a twist, so don't assume anything. *****END SPOILER****
The soundtrack to this movie is amazing. I bought it the day it came out. "Only Hope" is my favorite song on there. (It's also done very well in the movie).
The message this movie conveys is amazing. It shows that you shouldn't take life for granted and that you should live each day to the fullest. Above all, it shows you to have faith, no matter what.
As I said before, this movie has touched me more than any other movie ever has. At the start of the second half of it, I was crying. By the end of the movie, I was BAWLING MY EYES OUT. I've cried at movies before, but not to that extent. Yes, this movie had that much of an emotional impact on me. I urge anyone, guy or girl, whether or not you are a hopeless romantic (though it certainly helps to be one), to see this movie. It may not have the same impact on you, but I hope, at least, that it will make you think.
I give "A Walk to Remember" a 10/10