Dear John (I) (2010)

A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Jamie Linden (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (novel)

Stars:

Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Channing Tatum	...	John Tyree
Amanda Seyfried	...	Savannah Curtis
Richard Jenkins	...	Bill Tyree
Henry Thomas	...	Tim Wheddon
D.J. Cotrona	...	Noodles
Cullen Moss	...	Rooster (Dan Rooney)
Gavin McCulley	...	Starks
Jose Lucena Jr.	...	Berry (as Jose Lucena)
Keith Robinson	...	Captain Stone
Scott Porter	...	Randy
Leslea Fisher	...	Susan
William Howard Bowman	...	Daniels (as William Howard)
David Andrews	...	Mr. Curtis
Mary Rachel Dudley	...	Mrs. Curtis
Bryce Hayes	...	Yellow Shirt

Storyline

While John is on leave in his hometown, he finds Savannah, a college student visiting the town. Although love was unexpected, it doesn't mean they didn't find it. With the knowledge of John having to leave for the army, their love still lives, until his re-signs on due to the 9/11 attack. Troubles invade and their love put on hold. One cannot bear it anymore; can the other?

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Plot Keywords:

leave | love | college | army | u.s. army | 

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Taglines:

Is Duty enough reason to live a lie ?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Querido John

Filming Locations:

Oak Island, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,995,301 (UK) (16 April 2010)

Gross:

£5,445,790 (UK) (14 May 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Relativity Media, Temple Hill Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Nicholas Sparks adaptation not to be distributed by Warner Brothers.

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Goofs

When the town of Worcester is mentioned in the film, the subtitles misspell it "Wooster", which is how the name is pronounced.

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Quotes

John Tyree: No matter where you are in the world,the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/Sex and the City 2/MacGruber (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Answering Bell"
Written by Ryan Adams
Performed by Ryan Adams
Courtesy of Lost Highway Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Disappointing and not what I expected.

I was really looking forward to watching this movie - although, my expectations were not very high - but it turned out to be worse than I expected. I knew Channing Tatum was not the greatest actor - although, he is gorgeous - so I wasn't expecting very good acting. It was decent but I just didn't feel the chemistry between the two actors. The "twist" which I won't mention was where I thought the movie went completely downhill. It was very poorly executed and if you've seen the movie, you'll probably agree. Throughout, the movie was very slow- moving and not very exciting but there were a couple emotional parts! So far, the only people I've asked that did like the movie, seem to be the younger ones (12-15).

This movie is definitely NOT comparable to "The Notebook" like some people have been saying. It was nothing special, so I wouldn't watch it again, but I'd say it's good for a chick flick night. Another one of those movies like that looked SO much better on the commercials.