Sincere, passionate and all together lovely!

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2004)

What a pleasure to see a such a touching and sincere story in the midst of a summer full of special FX and comic strip characters!
The Notebook follows the story of 2 lovers from beginning to end. It was lovely to see two romantic leads (Rachel McAdams as Allie Hamilton, and Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun) portray the journey of innocent young love to passionate love reuniting. Seldom in Hollywood do we see 2 romantic leads that have so much chemistry between them! The slightest look from Noah or Allie could put a huge smile on my face.
Yes, the movie is cliché, but what romantic movie isn't? This is by far one of the best, if not the best, romance movie that i've seen. The acting is superb (not only by Gosling and McAdams, but in supporting roles like James Garner, Gena Rowlands and Joan Allen) the scenery is beautiful, and (as I mentioned before) the chemistry between Rachel and Ryan is AMAZING. I didn't feel like I was watching two actors portraying Noah and Allie, I felt like I was watching THE Noah and Allie. Expect very marvelous things from Rachel McAdams in the near future!
Overall, a very moving and beautiful love story that has not come to the silver screen in a VERY long time. I'll definitely be seeing it again at the theatre, and I'll be buying the DVD the day it comes out!