I do not understand how girls expect guys to sit through two hour long chick flicks and come out sane on the other side; the movie was boring lame and cheesy. Ok I lied, the movie was really good. Savannah falls for John, John falls for Savannah, and I fall for Dear John.
Dear John is unlike any other love movie. It contained the usual status quo when it comes to love movies. Girl falls for guy, guy falls for girl. Everyone winds up in love.
Dear John has the awkward funny ditzy moments that love movies are so famous for. As always, there is the issue of, “is our love enough to continue on?” And complex issues arise such as work, distance and the pressing issue of waiting around. But Dear John is different, it is unpredictable and touching. The characters are surprisingly different from what is usually expected out of a love movie.
Channing Tatum (GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, Coach Carter) is a rising star and this movie only helps cement his place as the next big movie star. Tatum gives a moving performance as John, a confused American soldier who has finally found the love of his life.
Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls, Alpha Dog) Savannah, is perhaps best known for her role in the movie Mean Girls, as Karen Smith, a dimwitted attractive high school student. Seyfried should have stopped there. Savannah is probably the most uninteresting, boring, cry-baby character I could have hoped not to see. Seyfried’s acting is terrible and watching her was the only thing not enjoyable out of the whole movie.
But as actors, the couple paled in comparison to the show-stopping role of John’s father played by Richard Jenkins. Jenkins (Step Brothers, Burn after Reading,) is a phenomenal actor and portrays the odd, and lonely elderly father with perfection. The character is sad, alone and a little strange but you can’t help but love him.
Lasse Hallström (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Chocolat) directs this first-rate “chick flick” that will get your heart racing. Obviously this is not a movie to see with the dudes but it’s a perfect date movie. Dear John leaves you dizzy and confused with awkward love-like emotions. It will definitely make a girl happy if you take her to see it.
3.5 out of 4 stars
