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
Review of The Vow
