Good

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2004)

This is a good movie. It is predictable but is better than something you will see on Lifetime network. The pairing of Gosling and McAdams is simply chemistry in a bottle. This makes the movie something more than it should be. I'm glad to see directors/writers/producers who understand that you just can't say two people are in love but that you need to give them dialogue and a foundation for their love. This is where the movie Pearl Harbor failed and this movie succeeds.
The movie is bookended by veteran actors Garner and Rowlands who are superb.
These are clearly breakout roles for McAdams who also had success in Mean Girls and especially for Gosling.
8/10