Saw it twice!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2004)

**P.S...to the guy who said that the female characters weren't wearing slips, I can assure him that we ALL wore slips (I was a swing dancer/extra) and that the wardrobe people were INCREDIBLY nitpicky, down to making sure that our hose had the line running exactly down the back center of our legs!**
Anyway, I was truly engaged by this movie. I thought I wouldn't be able to pay attention, b/c I'd be looking for myself throughout, but I actually missed myself because I was so wrapped up in the story. They did an amazing job adapting the book--one of the best book adaptations I've ever seen.
The chemistry between McAdams and Gosling is amazing, and they both brought a really natural charisma to their characters---I didn't see much overacting at all (although I thought their "accents" were a little iffy at times). I also liked that there was light humor throughout, breaking it up a bit.
The ending, as everyone says, was a tearjerker, for sure, and it probably could have ended without the 2nd ending/fadeout, so to speak. I went two times, and both times, the theatre was sold out and full of sniffles at the end of the film.
Anyway, really, they did a stunning job adapting the film, it looks great, and it pulls you right in. I'm not a chick flick type, but I think that in some respects, The Notebook was able to transcend that.