Dear John - Film review!

Facts -

Director: Lasse Hallsrom

Writers: Jamie Linden (screenplay) Nicholas Sparks (Novel)

Release Date: 14th April 2010

Awards: 2010 best female performance - Amanda Sayfried

2010 best male performance - Channing Tatum

Plot -

When John returns home on leave from the special forces, he meets Savannah, a beautiful college student visiting the town, while on leave. Although love was the last thing on Johns mind, it doesnt mean he didn't find it! With John being the handsome caring man he seems, he still has the knowledge of remembering about his return to the army shortly after. There love remains strong untill he makes a risky descision on re-signing due to the 9/11 attack. Trouble invades there long distance relasionship. One of them can't bear it anymore, but can the other?

Cast -

Channing Tatum plays John Tyree
Amanda Seyfried plays Savannah Curtis
Richard Jenkins plays Mr. Tyree
Henry Thomas plays Tim Wheddon
D.J Cotrona plays Noodles
Cullen Moss plays Rooster (Dan Rooney)

Gavin McCulley plays Starks

Jose Lucena Jr. plays Berry
Keith Robinson plays Captain Stone
Scott Porter plays Randy

Leslea Fisher plays Susan
William Howard Bowman plays Daniels (as William Howard)
David Andrews plays Mr. Curtis

Mary Rachel Dudley plays Mrs. Curtis

Bryce Hayes plays Yellow Shirt

Having seen the adverts and posters about Dear John, I automatically knew it was a must see film - partly because i had heard about 'DEAR JOHN' letters before hand, and i assumed it would end up a sad romantic film maybe in a cliffhanger. To my surprise i was right! It was a classic romance film based on what could potentially be a true story.

My mum warned me about taking tissues as she had read an article about it a few days before its first viewing. I would class listening to mum, a risk! Only because we have completely different personality's, we really are very different! But this once, i have to thank my mum - i listen to her advice on taking tissues and she was right! I cried too many times for it to be possible to count. Theres no point in lying, after all this is MY blog.

Channing Tatum (John Tyree) and Amanda Seyfried (Savannah Curtis) both have completely different personality's in themselves, but they adapt to another in the way that makes me want to say 'awww!' or 'that's adorable!'. They depend on each others trust to keep them going though the difficult times of being so far apart for so long!

Richard Jenkins gave a great performance of being the father of John. Even Henry Thomas gave a great performance (dare i say it, but i didn't recognise his name from E.T because i have never seen it!)

The girls will definetly like this film because they can really understand and connect with it. The boys will enjoy it because, they just will! It is a brilliant film for a girly night in or for even a romantic date with the boyfriend/husband, girlfriend/wife; I would certainly recommend this film for the reasons above and loads loads more!

THIS IS A TRUELY AMAZING FILM!