Brave special forces soldier falls in love with a weak girl who can't go the distance.

Rating: 6/10 (15 February 2011)

First, I'll admit that I am prejudiced against stories that have stupid characters who jettison their True Love and marry out of sympathy for another person like themselves: weak, unworthy, and pitiable -- or pitiful, however you'd like to describe them.
The girl Savannah can't take the worry and fear of having her True Love, special forces soldier John, be away from home and in danger. While he is fighting and risking his life in Afghanistan, dumps him and marries another man for reasons that some might find noble, but those are the same people that think Romeo and Juliet is a terrific romantic tale.
She sacrifices her own happiness (although presumably she does get a martyrdom kind of joy from her actions) and marries a weak man with an autistic son, and causes utter heartbreak and pain to her True Love John in the process. I'm sure she thought her actions were noble. So did Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Boo-hoo-hoo. They are indeed pitiable, but not admirable.
Savannah is a terrible role model and her actions should be condemned rather than praised. No, we shouldn't live only for ourselves, but True Love is a rare gift and she was utterly faithless to herself and to John.
The end of the film shows them finding each other again, but I have to say he is crazy if he still thinks she would be worthwhile. However, unless she finds some other poor schmuck with personal problems and who is a sucking black hole of need, maybe she'll be faithful to him this time.
Tatum Channing has sex appeal that melts the screen and conveys a universe of emotions with just a simple look. Amanda Seyfried is lovely and very appealing, and does a good job with her flawed character. But can I recommend this movie? NO. Watch Step Up instead.