I'd rather put out a cigarette in my eye than to watch this crap again

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 2004)

Dear IMDb readers,
Please do not watch this movie, especially if you are a single female. The film will only continue to enhance the completely ridiculous Disney version of life; being that we will always end up with 'the one', and that we're 'meant to be' with 1 person and no other. If you buy into that baloney, then by all means, please buy this film, watch it, believe in love that is described in the movie, and continue to be delusional about life.
Though James Garner and Gena Rowlands put on formidable performances (worthy of Oscars for best supporting roles), the story and script was nothing short of complete pit bottom garbage. Clichés are the pillars of the movie, while the acting by Gosling and McAdams made me sick. Cheesy lines and totally unrealistic portrayals of love and life complement the disturbingly reality that women in Western cultures are conditioned to believe in love as portrayed in "The Notebook." I'd rather put out a cigarette in my eye than to watch this again. What a waste of time and money.