A few comments *spoilers may be included*

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2004)

Okay, I've read almost all of the Nicholas Sparks books and this one was one of my favorites. I was very much looking forward to the movie and got a chance to see it finally with a few friends. This is an incredible love story and we can all hope to have a love like that in our own lives. I was a bit bothered by how much was altered from the book as some of it just didn't seem to flow as well as I'd hoped. Maybe I've forgotten, but I do not recall Allie being a nurse's aide in the book as she was in the movie. It was an interesting plot twist that introduced us to Lon, however. There were several other discrepancies, but this is one that greatly sticks out in my mind. The one that bothers me the MOST though is the ending. It totally ruined it for making the sequel book, The Wedding, into a movie as well since Noah and Allie both pass away in the end of the movie. It still moved me to tears along with the rest of the theater and I still recommend seeing it. I will advise you read the book first, though.