Review of The Vow (2012) by Sesostris — 21 Mar 2012
Angels: I did not see the Notebook, but I have seen lots of romantic comedies ('cos of my sweetheart) and this is a good one. It has the feel of a documentary: no silly plot devices, no wild plot twists, no unbelievably strange or hateful characters.
Even Paige's (Rachel McAdams) father turns out not to be the skunk that I kind of expected him to be. This was a well-made, simply told movie. Channing Tatum impressed me. I have seen him as a dancer, as a roman legionnaire, and now as a romantic lead, and Angels, that boy does it all! And I'm telling you, if I could wear a hat like he does - in the movie- and smile mischievously-like he does in the movie-my sweetheart would never leave me.
He is a boy, and I like girls, but he is tasty! And Rachel is very sweet. Angels, they both act beautifully. Honestly, their body language and facial expressions were spot on. They were not acting; this is what was actually happening to them.
My honey and I had a good time! So why only an 8? Well, the main weakness I think is that the plot did not match the title. My honey made this point, I disagreed with her, but, on reflection, she is right.
The film is called 'The VOW'. A VOW is a declaration of super commitment-'To make this happen, I will move heaven and earth, and I will never give up.' But Angels he didn't move heaven and earth. He gave up.
Look, he acted perfectly reasonably. He was up against a lot of difficulties. Realistically, things looked hopeless. But he had made a VOW, and he did not keep it....
This review of The Vow (2012) was written by Sesostris on 21 Mar 2012.
The Vow has generally received positive reviews.
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