a good tearjerker

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2005)

Truthfully, I rented this movie because of the good reaction and because I couldn't find anything else to watch. I didn't have huge expectations about this movie, but I decided to see it even though critics had mixed reactions to this movie. About halfway through the movie or even before, I cried like a baby. I fell in love with this wonderful drama/romance. And it's a good movie, and it doesn't matter if people don't like romances, because that's not what it is the whole time.
It's set in the 1940s in North Carolina, and I have to say, the scenery was beautiful and it made me feel like I was actually there. The story starts off with the rich girl Ally (Rachel McAdams), who's vacationing with her family, and the not-so-rich, guy from "the wrong side of the tracks" Noah (Ryan Gosling) and they so happen to meet and eventually fall in love, even though it's forbidden by Ally's mother because she thinks he's "trash". But they continue their romance. I liked Rachel McAdams's acting in this movie, but for some reason, I wasn't too hot for Ryan Gosling's performance; I thought it was mediocre. But that is the only negative I got from this movie.
Nick Cassavettes wrote this, along with " A Walk To Remember", which, don't get me wrong, was good, but I believe this was my favorite by far. I would recommend this to basically anyone, even men, since I know guys who have seen it and they have cried as well. This was an excellent movie that I guess could be considered a "chick flick" by some, but I think many would enjoy it.