Dear John

Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried   d/ Lasse Halstrom

I got this because of the director's name. Starting with My Life as a Dog LH has come up with some good work...his touch is subtle, his understanding of human nature complex and deep.

So I was dismayed when the opening credits showed that this film was adapted from a novel by Nicholas Sparks. I feared the film would be maudlin schmaltz...and I was right. Simple minded drivel intended as a weepie... I guess there's an audience for this stuff out there...just not in my house.

Good looking and well shot...but so what?

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