I'll be seeing you....

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2015)

I hadn't seen this in a few years and caught it again on TV the other night. What a great movie. I honestly had forgotten just how... compelling and heart wrenching this is and also loved being transported back to the 1940's. Just an epic love story on all counts.
I guess its reached cult status by now as one of the best romance movies of all time. I know it is for me. Even being familiar with the story I still found myself all caught up in Noah and Allie's star crossed lovers romance. And Jeez I had forgotten all about James Garner, I almost started crying as soon as I heard his voice, just fantastic. "I am no one special just a common man with common thoughts..."
I think this might be one of the few adaptions where I actually like the movie better than the book too. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are perfect and give the characters such life, creating everlasting magic together. I can't imagine anyone else in those roles, and the chemistry, its no wonder that carried off screen for a time. Yup I fell a little in love with Ryan Gosling again myself.
As a whole this is old fashioned storytelling. Its episodic, well acted on all counts, gripping, shameless and beautifully shot, I mean come on, the scene with he swans, and god damn that kiss in the rain. It's just a classic movie. 6/15/15