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

Just before Leo's car is rear-ended they are kissing. During impact they are sitting apart looking straight ahead.

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Quotes

Paige: Can you give me one of those?
Restaurant Cashier: Don't you want your usual?
Paige: I have a usual? Yeah, I'll have the usual.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Vow (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Come On, Come On (Dean & Britta Remix)"
Written and Performed by Scott Hardkiss
Courtesy of God Within Recordings, Inc.
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC

User Reviews

A married couple keep their vows.

The Vow (2012) Rachel McAdams' good looks, sparkling personality and good supporting actors make this biopic compelling. Kim and Krickitt Carpenter wrote the book entitled The Vow about their marriage that was interrupted by memory loss. The movie is taken from their book. I did not read the book but my impression from the beginning of the film is that the actors do very well in making the biopic accurate in a very exciting and challenging situation. After about half of the running time of almost two hours I began to wonder how and when this film would end. This is because of subplots, that although very well acted, almost make one movie into several movies. I became anxious to see what happens to the lives of this couple. This feeling increased until I finally fast forwarded the film to the end. I recommend The Vow for viewers who can enjoy complicated subplots without being losing interest in the main direction of the movie. The film is successful commercially but did not get good reviews. This could have been an A movie had screenwriters and directors tightened the plot. R.Small