Not boring, not bad directed, not bad acted but not what I expected

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2010)

I was expecting much more from this movie, not in the matter of acting but storytelling. The script was mediocre, it was not bad but nothing to get me impressed, nothing to really touch me. At point the story lost it's credibility and became dull. The movie started well but was filled with some scenes that don't have a sense to be in this movie, it was a little bit slow-paced and that disturbed me also. The dialogue was clicheic, nothing impressive.
As far as acting goes, I was not expecting something outstanding from the main characters but Channing Tatum really delivered an OK performance besides Richard Jenkins who shows stability and consistency as an actor. What I wasn't feeling was the chemistry between him and Amanda Seyfried because there is no chemistry between them. They don't fit together, they were too distant for that kind of relationship they had. It didn't matter if they were fighting, having fun, kissing and holding each other or having a serious conversation, they were not believable as a couple.
The movie was edited very nice, audio and video, and the cinematography was actually pretty cool, nothing extraordinary but on point and not stupid made. The music used in this film did fit the scenes were it was involved character relationships and all of that but did not fit the "war"-scenes. And by the way, about the war, the movie sucks as far as scenes from the actual life that John has on the battlefield. Just watch the movie and you'll see what I'm talking about, but why am I surprised? It's supposed to be a movie a love-drama movie not a war-epic theater experience so... don't blame me for wanting more from it...
At the end the movie was not boring, was not bad directed and definitely was not bad acted but it was not what most of the people I think they were expecting, but to not talk for the "audience" I'd just say that I was expecting much more from it based on the actual trailer. The story should have been more complex as far as inner conflicts and actual inter-relationships between the characters.