Overview
Genre :
Romance, DramaRelease Date :
February 10, 2012MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Michael SucsyStarring :
Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Scott Speedman, Jessica Lange, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, Jessica McNamee, Sarah Carter, Dillon Casey, Lucas Bryant, Jeananne Goossen
REVIEWS RATE:
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Review rate : D+
“..there isn't much they can do with this hokey melodrama, beyond playing it straight, playing it sincere..”
“..there isn't much they can do with this hokey melodrama, beyond playing it straight, playing it sincere..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : C
“..the understated ending that reality makes itself felt..”
“..the understated ending that reality makes itself felt..”
by Emma Dibdin [Total Film]
Review rate : D
“..the problems start with a very lopsided script that keeps the synapse-crossed lovers too unbalanced too much of the time..”
“..the problems start with a very lopsided script that keeps the synapse-crossed lovers too unbalanced too much of the time..”
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
Review rate : D
“..the only upside, it seems, is that Rachel probably won't recall Channing's performance as hoofer Tyler in Step Up 2 The Streets..”
“..the only upside, it seems, is that Rachel probably won't recall Channing's performance as hoofer Tyler in Step Up 2 The Streets..”
by Tim Evans [Sky Movies]
“..so here we have every idiotic romantic-movie cliche sexed up with brain damage..”
by MaryAnn Johanson [Flick Filosopher]
Review rate : C
“..never quite hits the gloriously weepy heights that it's obviously aiming for, but it's still a watchable and engaging romantic drama with strong performances from McAdams and Tatum..”
“..never quite hits the gloriously weepy heights that it's obviously aiming for, but it's still a watchable and engaging romantic drama with strong performances from McAdams and Tatum..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
Review rate : D
“..nearly every move feels calculated to wring tears or dopey grins..”
“..nearly every move feels calculated to wring tears or dopey grins..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : C
“..much of the action transpires against lovingly photographed Chicago landmarks..”
“..much of the action transpires against lovingly photographed Chicago landmarks..”
by Keith Phipps [AV Club]
Review rate : C
“..it's slick entertainment rather than deeply profound but it works..”
“..it's slick entertainment rather than deeply profound but it works..”
by Henry Fitzherbert [Daily Express]
Review rate : D
“..it will encourage susceptible audiences -- women, to be precise -- to believe that they've been party to Big Emotions, the kind that leave a pleasant if transient glow..”
“..it will encourage susceptible audiences -- women, to be precise -- to believe that they've been party to Big Emotions, the kind that leave a pleasant if transient glow..”
by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies]
Review rate : C
“..in less skillful hands, "The Vow" would be a guilty pleasure. Instead, it's just a pleasure..”
“..in less skillful hands, "The Vow" would be a guilty pleasure. Instead, it's just a pleasure..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
“..every composition and cut is made with its calculated effect readily evident..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]
“..doesn't play by the rules of other selective-memory-loss movies, where jagged flashbacks provide glimpses into the protag's mysterious past..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
Review rate : D
“..designed for comfort, not shock..”
“..designed for comfort, not shock..”
by A.O. Scott [New York Times]
Review rate : D
“..delivers more than it ought to..”
“..delivers more than it ought to..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
Review rate : C
“..a more sensible, realistic film - but it may leave expectant romantics with hankies to spare..”
“..a more sensible, realistic film - but it may leave expectant romantics with hankies to spare..”
by Anna Smith [Time Out]
