Excellent love story, but way above the average hankie flick,

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2005)

I stumbled across this movie one evening recently flicking thru the movie channels on my cable service.
I'm mainly put off by the 'romance' genre, largely due to the awful made-for-TV pulp which are usually so clichÃ©d and often badly acted.
However, with The Notebook, the script was excellent, the directing superb, and the actors each played convincing roles throughout this film.
There are twists and turns throughout the movie that surprise you all the way through - you've not worked out the end ten minutes from the beginning.
The scenery is superb, with the old plantation home being set on picturesque Seabrook Island near Charleston in South Carolina.
It's got to be a 'must see' and then it'll be a must see again. Even if you don't normally watch this type of movie, go and see it. You'll surely not fail to be entertained, and you may well need a whole box of tissues - not that it's a sad movie by any means, just very moving.