That's right. I'm reviewing a chick flick. Yeah, I guess you could say that I'm down with the chick flicks. And that's exactly what this is -- it's designed to make the girls cry and the guys hold them. Well, that's how it SHOULD work! Yeah.
Anyway, here's the 411 on this bonanza of a film. (By the way, why am I talking like some whack dude? I have no idea. I think it suits me.) Guy with bad reputation meets minister's daughter. Guy falls in love with good girl and ends up changing his ways, leaving his old posse in the dust. Girl gets sick. Guy feels bad, asks her to marry him anyway. Marriage occurs. Girl dies. Life goes on, just as the theme song from "Empty Nest" said it would. You know what? This movie is such a big damn cliché that you just know exactly what's going to happen every step of the way. By the way, the marriage just ruins the movie and allows for a bitter coating upon one's tongue during the last few moments of the film.
Now that I've complained about the storyline, I must ask myself: was the movie any good? Well, before I answer that, I'd like to note that as I watched the film for the second spin, I spent a fair amount of time writing down (on paper!) every single annoying point of order. *waves sheet of smooth white paper with tons of scribbling and strange facial doodles on it* I'm certainly not going to go into detail about everything I wrote down, but it is important to note that the page is FULL. My comments aren't ALL gloom and doom though; some things actually struck me as beautiful moments, such as a part in the film when Landon (guy) puts a butterfly tattoo on Jamie's (girl) shoulder. Yeah, it doesn't sound impressive textually, but it was nice. And he didn't kiss her bare shoulder either -- he just BLEW on it. A class act, considering he was a ruffian at the beginning of the film. There's also a part where, being the "nice" guy that he is, Landon has a star named after Jamie. That's awesome; I plan on using that ploy for my own benefit, should a girl ever...want that.
Other than those two particular instances, I have to be honest and say that the script is a bit of a cheesefest. The insults the characters toss back and forth are beyond pussified, and... seriously, what girl asks a guy to promise not to fall in love with her? I'll tell you what kind of girl asks a guy to promise not to fall in love with her -- a MEAN MEAN GIRL! Yeah, that's right -- I'm using Grade 2 vocabulary just to get my message across. Therefore, it comes to pass that the acting in the film is only as good as the script it follows. So had the script been...y'know, decent...then the actors could have been...y'know, decent. But, such is not the case, as generally mild scenes of interest (although occasionally heartwarming but based more on the situation than the actors themselves) coat this film immensely.
I think I forgot to answer the question as to whether this movie was good or not. I went off on a two-paragraph tangent instead. It sounds as though I've been bashing this movie this whole time, and that seems to be a fairly accurate prognosis. However, I will set the record straight that I don't hate this film either. It's entertaining enough, and it's something to snuggle to. No snuggling took place during the viewing of this film, but I think I've made a safe assumption. Overall, it's just one of those guilty pleasure films. But it will never rank among Hollywood's best. Fneh.
