Send Me A Letter; Write It All Down

Rating: 7/10 (12 February 2010)

My first review...I'm not even finished with the first sentence and I can already feel the pressure to make a good impression. Sure, the easiest way to do so would be to fall in line with most of the mainstream critics and slam "Dear John", you know, using such witty stingers as "'Dear John' is nothing to write home about." Har dee har har. I mean, my God, do some critics base their entire opinion of a film on their ability to sound clever in its review? And, let's be honest, "Dear John" lends itself fairly well to zippy, yet scathing one-liners..."Return this one to sender," for example. But, you know what, I actually liked "Dear John" and, what's more, I think that most of you will too. It has its problems, including an awkwardly-executed twist that leads the film into a murky second half, but the love story at its core is charming and its two leads, Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, inject it with passion and electric chemistry that carry it even when its occasionally weak narrative does not. On top of that, one of my favorite working actors, the incredible Richard Jenkins, delivers a remarkable supporting performance that, though limited in duration, is packed with emotion and honesty. When the film is dissected beyond the superficial, one realizes that his character is just as integral, if not more so, to the plot than even Seyfried's, though she receives much more screen time.
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