UK Release Date: October 15th 2014
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Director: Michael Hoffman (Gambit, The Last Stamer Night's Dream)
Starring: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato
Be aware, don't read on as it contains mild spoilers.
The Notebook is the most loved Nicholas Sparks book and adaptation. It's a soppy work of art, but one that's deep and meaningful. Last year's Safe Haven was a little on the cheesy side. This year's The Best of Me is a large helping of cheese on toast.
Paul Walker was set to play the male lead, but he sadly passed away before production started. James Marsden was given the role and the replacement may have taken its toll on the overall presentation.
The Notebook is the most loved Nicholas Sparks book and adaptation. It's a soppy work of art, but one that's deep and meaningful. Last year's Safe Haven was a little on the cheesy side. This year's The Best of Me is a large helping of cheese on toast.
Paul Walker was set to play the male lead, but he sadly passed away before production started. James Marsden was given the role and the replacement may have taken its toll on the overall presentation.
The story centres on Dawson (Marsden) and Amanda (Monaghan), from when they were first together as young lovers to being inexplicably forced together over 20 years later. Events drove them apart. Old feelings creep up that bring them closer.
There's no faulting Marsden or Monaghan. They are swamped by the over-zealous scriptwriting, emphasising of emotion through music and a matter of an under-valued character, Young Dawson (Luke Bracey) looks nothing like the present day Dawson.
Lacking the originality that The Notebook brought to the table, The Best of Me bears no surprises. What we've seen in Sparks' previous adaptations we see in this one too. What would be surprising is a happy ending.
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