Review of The Notebook (2004) by Iowa B — 21 Mar 2013
The problem with most tearjerkers is that there is not a shred of authentic emotion in any of them. It is all textbook stuff, which would not be that bad if it wouldn't be so goddamn ridiculous. Notebook makes no exception.
Also, I am tired of films exploiting illnesses or dramatic situations to "achieve" some kind of dramatic impact. There is no achievement of any kind in this. It is just a cheap trick. In order to make that disease/situation convincing you need to delve deeper and sometimes this requires a change of tone, especially when your film looks like an 2-hour MTV commercial.
This review of The Notebook (2004) was written by Iowa B on 21 Mar 2013.
The Notebook has generally received very positive reviews.
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