Heartbreaking story with some wonderful acting

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2014)

'Dear John' tells the story about a soldier and a college student. These two young people fell in love after spending only 2 weeks together. John needs to fulfill his military service, so they will be separated from each other for one year. But this lovely couple made each other a promise to let their relationship grow further by writing letters.
Then 9/11 happens unexpectedly. Like every other soldier in his group, John decides to re-enlist. He keeps continuing that, until he receives a final letter that begins with 'Dear John', as the movie title suggests. Savannah's new love is a good man, but John never expected that this would happen. In the end, he accepts the fact that he 'lost' her, but he would not give up yet. After 2 more years of military service, John returns home on leave from the army, and seeks out Savannah
This romantic drama is based on the eponymous novel by Nicholas Sparks. The movie is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and the two lead actors are Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. He stars John Tyree, a handsome Army-Special-Forces specialist. Channing feels good in his character as a soldier. He's a strong young man, despite him also being an emotional guy who is brave enough to always show his feelings. Amanda plays the role of the student Savannah Curtis. Like her character, she really is a natural beauty. When she has some time free, she's always willing to help anyone. Amanda was definitely the most appropriate actress for this role. John's father (played by Richard Jenkins) has a particular role in the movie: he is autistic and has a difficult relationship with his son.
In a Sparks story, for example "The Notebook", problems like autism and Alzheimer are always seen in their good stages. The victim enjoys the little things in life, and tries to make every day count because their only hope for the future is to get a little bit more time. Time to say goodbye to their loved ones. That's something we also get to see in this touching movie.
If you're a true fan of romantic movies, "Dear John" won't let you down. It's a story that you'll remember for a very long time. The movie also added some beautiful quotes, the most important one reads as follows: "No matter how many years go by, I know one thing to be as true as it ever was: I'll see you soon then".