“Dear John,” rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence, follows a typical plot of Sparks’ other romance novels (“The Notebook,” “A Walk to Remember,” etc.), in which two lovers are separated due to uncontrollable circumstances and then happily reunite and rekindle their true, everlasting love.

After all, this is a romance movie, not some complicated fantasies with dragons, wands and a character named He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Those who haven’t read the novel, however, shouldn’t be worried the plot is pretty straightforward. Swedish director Lasse Hallström and screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt Sparks’ novel into big screen. Their relationship, however, is jeopardized by other unforeseen factors, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks that force John to extend his deployment. Throughout years of separation, they manage to stay in touch by exchanging a continuous stream of love letters.

Their encounter soon blossoms into true love.Īs two weeks of spring break comes to an end, the two lovebirds fly to their respective “home”: John to his deployment and Savannah to her school. Whether it’s Channing Tatum’s Greek statue body or Amanda Seyfried’s innocent doe eyes, something in “Dear John” is bound to spark that romantic urges within its viewers.īased on a bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks, “Dear John” explores a spring fling between John (Tatum), a young soldier at home on temporary leave, and Savannah (Seyfried), an idealistic college girl at her beach house during spring break.

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