Dear John - D
My last review said that most romantic comedies fall into category C because a date movie generally doesn't have to reach the same standards to be watchable. I also saw this movie on a date, but this movie didn't attain any level of decent filmmaking. A lack of real chemistry between Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried permeated the whole movie. There's not a whole lot to the plot line but cliche love story telling. People who like these kind of movies will like this movie. Myself and 90% of the rest of the population will not.
*Spoiler Alert*
Things I like about it: Richard Jenkins' turn as an autistic father actually got me thinking he a) deserved his nod for best actor in 'The Visitor' two years ago and b)he may even deserve some sort of recognition for his work here. Here's the *spoiler* if you care...
Things I didn't like about it: They kill the father (Richard Jenkins) off halfway through the movie and the second half suffers because he isn't in it. The story arc is weird (see Leap Year review), it doesn't follow the normal expectations and seems like a poorly hashed together script to take $13 from every 12-23 year old girl in North America.
Story - 4
Comedy/Tragedy - 6
Characters - 3.5 (mainly because of Richard Jenkins)
Believability - 2.5
Filmmaking - 3
Sheer Enjoyment - 2.5
Dear John = 2.15 out of 5 yukes
Until next time... you just got yuked!
CU
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