A Walk to Remember (2002)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Karen Janszen (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Plot:

The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Hospital | North Carolina | Minister | Reverend

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Shane West	...	Landon Carter
Mandy Moore	...	Jamie Sullivan
Peter Coyote	...	Reverend Sullivan
Daryl Hannah	...	Cynthia Carter
Lauren German	...	Belinda
Clayne Crawford	...	Dean
Al Thompson	...	Eric
Paz de la Huerta	...	Tracie (as Paz De La Huerta)
Jonathan Parks Jordan	...	Walker
Matt Lutz	...	Clay Gephardt
David Andrews	...	Mr. Kelly
David Lee Smith	...	Dr. Carter
Xavier Hernandez	...	Luis
Marisa Miller	...	Ms. Garber
Paula Jones	...	Sally

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some sensual material.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Company:

DiNovi Pictures

Trivia:

It was originally intended to be a PG-13 movie, which included a naked version of the picture that featured Jamie's head and a model's body. The copy that is actually shown is the only one that was edited to show her with clothes. All the copies that the characters in the cafeteria have are the naked versions.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Landon goes after Dean in the cafeteria (after the flyers are passed around) Dean takes the paper and makes a crack about Jamie. Landon grabs the paper back from him but in the next shot when he shoves Dean, the paper is not in either of their hands.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dean: Is he here yet?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Dare You To Move

A great tear jerker, and Mandy Moore's best film.

What can I say? it's one of my favorite movies. It has everything: love, romance, action, sorrow, and happiness. Shane West and Mandy Moore have wonderful chemistry together, and it shows. It makes you feel like you want to become a better person, and not be so selfish, self-centered, and makes you realize that there more important things in life.

Another reason why it's such a great movie is because you see the transition of someone who I guess you can say was "heading on the wrong path" given another chance to make something out of themselves, and that makes you feel good. You have to give a lot of credit to the young main actors in the film (Mandy Moore and Shane West) they did a great job for both of them just starting their movie careers only a couple of years ago.

Although for anyone that has actually read the book, like myself, you catch a lot of the differences between the book and the movie, and in your own way you can note what could have made the film a lot better than how good it was. This was definitely Mandy Moore's best movie, and think it left a big positive mark for her in having a acting career. I undoubtedly give this movie 4 1/2 stars out 5.