The Vow (2012)

A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.

Director:

Michael Sucsy

Writers:

Jason Katims, Abby Kohn (screenplay),

Stars:

Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange

2 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel McAdams	...	Paige
Channing Tatum	...	Leo
Jessica Lange	...	Rita Thornton
Sam Neill	...	Bill Thornton
Jessica McNamee	...	Gwen
Wendy Crewson	...	Dr. Fishman
Tatiana Maslany	...	Lily
Lucas Bryant	...	Kyle
Scott Speedman	...	Jeremy
Joey Klein	...	Josh
Joe Cobden	...	Jim
Jeananne Goossen	...	Sonia
Dillon Casey	...	Ryan
Shannon Barnett	...	Carrie
Lindsay Ames	...	Shana

Storyline

Leo and Paige are a couple who just got married. After an accident, Paige is left unconscious, and when she awakes she doesn't remember Leo. Her parents, whom she hasn't seen since she and Leo got together, come and visit her. She can't believe that she hasn't seen them for such a long time. Leo wants to bring her home with him but her parents want her to go with them. She goes with Leo but when she doesn't recognize anything, she goes to her parents. And she wonders why did she cut off contact with her family. She also runs into her ex and wonders why they broke up. Leo tries to win her back by courting her again.

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Plot Keywords:

memory loss | bare chested male | husband wife relationship | father daughter relationship | swimming in underwear | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA France Australia UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Votos de amor

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,202,458 (USA) (10 February 2012)

Gross:

$125,014,030 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the purses shown in the movie were designed by Imperfect Indulgence, a Canadian handbag designer.

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Goofs

Early in the film, Paige is sculpting clay. After she pushes the table away in frustration, her hands are perfectly clean.

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Quotes

Leo: I vow to love you, and no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find a way back to each other.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.104 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Leaving On The 5th"
Written by David Dennis, Anthony Aguiar, Kurt Allen and Philip Michael Munsey
Performed by Voxhaul Broadcast
Courtesy of XOXO Management
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC

User Reviews

Surprisingly Cold And Emotionless

For a story that seems tailor-made to be a tug at your heartstrings, tearjerker kind of movie (and it's inspired by an actual story of a woman who loses her memory of her husband after a car crash and falls in love with him all over again, so how could this miss?) it is surprisingly weak in the emotion department. The problems begin with the lack of any discernible chemistry between Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum (who play Paige and Leo - the fictional couple who go through that nightmare scenario) and it continues with weak acting and a bunch of important characters who are just totally unlikable. The only part of the movie that came across to me as raw with emotion was when Leo slugged Jeremy in the face. I'd have done the same thing under the circumstances. But it made me wonder why this movie had to be populated with such imbecilic characters.

Sam Neill as Paige's father and Jessica Lange as her mother are nothing short of manipulative as they try to turn their daughter's horrible accident and memory loss to their own advantage, actively trying to cut Leo out of their daughter's life, and Jeremy (Scott Speedman) is no less manipulative. The downright ugliness of those characters certainly raises up in the viewer a desire for things to work out for Leo and Paige, but they don't make the movie enjoyable. McAdams struck me as lost through most of this - her portrayal of Paige and her situation just not coming across as believable, and Tatum didn't especially impress me either.

The basic concept has been seen before. Think "50 First Dates" (although this is more serious than that) or "Regarding Henry" (although this is less serious than that.) What this should have going for it is the "inspired by true events" angle, but frankly that gets done so much now that I don't think anyone takes it all that seriously. I'm glad it worked out for the real life couple whose story did inspire this. I just wish this movie had itself been a bit more inspiring. (2/10)