The Vow Reviews
Home > Movie
> V
> The Vow
Genre : Romance, Drama Release Date : February 10, 2012 MPAA Rating : PG-13 Duration : 104 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : Screen Gems Official Site : http://www.thevow-movie.com/ Reviews Rate :
Readers Rate :
N/A
there isn't much they can do with this hokey melodrama, beyond playing it straight, playing it sincere
Review rate : D+
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
the understated ending that reality makes itself felt
Review rate : C
by Emma Dibdin [Total Film ]
the problems start with a very lopsided script that keeps the synapse-crossed lovers too unbalanced too much of the time
Review rate : D
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]
the only upside, it seems, is that Rachel probably won't recall Channing's performance as hoofer Tyler in Step Up 2 The Streets
Review rate : D
by Tim Evans [Sky Movies ]
so here we have every idiotic romantic-movie cliche sexed up with brain damage
by MaryAnn Johanson [Flick Filosopher ]
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
Review rate : C
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon ]
nearly every move feels calculated to wring tears or dopey grins
Review rate : D
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
much of the action transpires against lovingly photographed Chicago landmarks
Review rate : C
by Keith Phipps [AV Club ]
it's slick entertainment rather than deeply profound but it works
Review rate : C
by Henry Fitzherbert [Daily Express ]
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
Review rate : D
by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies ]
in less skillful hands, "The Vow" would be a guilty pleasure. Instead, it's just a pleasure
Review rate : C
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 ]
designed for comfort, not shock
Review rate : D
by A.O. Scott [New York Times ]
delivers more than it ought to
Review rate : D
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]
a more sensible, realistic film - but it may leave expectant romantics with hankies to spare
Review rate : C
by Anna Smith [Time Out ]
