The Notebook, a.k.a. Titanic w/o the sinking

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 2006)

I am going to say right off the bat that I am not big on chick flicks, but I watched the movie as an outside observer and not just as someone thinking, 'It's a romance; it's bound to be good.' And I did get caught up in the tricky love triangle, though I didn't cry once. I guess I found her decision a bit predictable, the way it was filmed. We got to see a relationship grow between her and Noah, and suddenly she was with someone else, a stranger, and it felt wrong for the audience.
There were times when Ryan Gosling, especially with his scruffy goatee, reminded me of Dominic Monaghan from abc's hit show Lost, and anyone who knows whom I'm describing can see where I stand when I say Monaghan is probably not first pick of romantic leading man. Not to impugn Gosling, as he did a brilliant performance in this film, but I guess I was just a little turned off.
I couldn't help but think, "She's going to end up with the poor guy." I mean, who wouldn't pick love over money? Okay, aside from the mother in the movie? And then, (*gasp!*) there she was, hitting the sheets with him. Quelle surprise! I just thought it was a lot like the Titanic romance.
The best scene was when the two of them were lying out in the street. It's been said that love is stronger if you hated the person first, and I can't explain why, but this fact has been proved, and this movie shows it-how her jaded disgust for this man soon morphed into unfailing love. The Notebook, though its plot has been used before, is a lovely flick.