Awful...please stop funding this machine.

Rating: 1/10 (5 February 2010)

My wife and I both loved the notebook, I owned it and loved it before I even met my wife. She still makes fun of me for that. I have read two Nick Sparks novels, The Guardian and the Rescue so I know this man can write some great sentimental love stories.
Started off great, some laughs, some tears, the relationship with his Dad was really cool. Overall the movie was pretty slow and I got a little restless about hour and 20 minutes in.
As soon as you find out who she marries, everything this movie had going for it flew right out the window. I have no idea how you can identify with it after that or connect with her character at all. Just awful. The movie invites you into what you think is a typical girl, who can't hang with a warrior, and calls reliable Jodie back home who she knows won't die or leave her unexpectedly. But as the viewer I hoped to see a good ending to that sad reality. Instead not only my wife and I, but literally the entire theater started laughing and sighing at the close of the film. It was quite a sight, but refreshing to see that i wasn't surrounded by people who had been fooled by such an awful story that ended with...what? Who knows, maybe he forgives her for pity marrying her quasi-father, uncle figure guy. So, so awful.
Save the $20 or the $10 if you go by yourself.