Dear John, I Would Like My Ten Dollars Back

Like many girls, I love romantic movies especially the Nicholas Sparks movies.  From “Message in a Bottle” to “The Notebook” to “A Walk to Remember”, my heart soars and throbs.  For that reason, on the opening night of “Dear John”, my best friend and I squeezed our way into the packed theater to watch the movie with high hopes.  Unfortunately, these expectations were not met.

When the movie began, I was intrigued.  The characters were well-developed and there was an instant chemisty between Channing Tatum, who is definitely not a bad looking fellow, and Amanda Seyfried.  However, after the climactic turn, it was all downhill.  I don’t want to give anything away but the movie disappointed me.  It simply did not have an ending.

I understand that many times a writer may want to leave the fate of the characters to the imagination of the viewer.  But this case is just ridiculous.  I felt incomplete after watching “Dear John”, probably even hopeless.  It was neither jaded nor optimistic in regards to love, but somewhere in the adiaphoric gray between the two.  I prefer movies that take a definite opinion on the subject of love – whether it is worth fighting for or not.  There was no overall stance in this movie.

I would not suggest that anyone spend their money on this film.  It is not even worth the time.  It wasn’t all terrible, but it certainly did not leave me optimistic, inspired, or enlightened in any way.

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