Got me by surprise!

Rating: 9/10 (7 March 2005)

I have to say this movie caught me a little off guard. I thought it would be like any other clichéd teen love movie, but I was proved wrong. I went in not giving the movie a second thought, and walked out wanting to know more about the story.
Rachel McAdams gave an outstanding performance on her portrayal as Allie, a more demanding role than her previous roles in 'The Hot Chick' and 'Mean Girls'. Ryan Gosling could probably be the next Tom Cruise. Having mostly built his career on playing dark characters, he pulled off this romantic lead pretty well.
The story itself is touching and does tug at your heart strings. I have to give props to Nicholas Sparks the author who wrote the book the movie was based on for writing such a wonderful love story.