Dear John (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

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Channing Tatum	...	John Tyree
Amanda Seyfried	...	Savannah Curtis
Richard Jenkins	...	Mr. Tyree
Henry Thomas	...	Tim
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	...	Daniels
David Andrews	...	Mr. Curtis
Mary Rachel Quinn	...	Mrs. Curtis (as Mary Rachel Dudley)
Bryce Hayes	...	Yellow Shirt

Storyline

South Carolina US Army Special operations soldier John is on summer leave from his German base, visiting his widowed father. Being gallant on the pier, he befriends college student Savannah, a college student, and her buddies, a terminal father and his angelic son. John falls in love with Savannah, who diagnoses his beloved, gentle but weird father as mildly autistic. He plans not to sign up again, but 9/11 changes that, and she won't wait idly while their friends desperately need help.

---

Plot Keywords:

love letter | u.s. army | army | coin collector | surfboard | 

---

Taglines:

Love can transform us in ways we never could have imagined.

---

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dear John

Filming Locations:

Oak Island, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,468,614, 7 February 2010

Gross USA:

$80,014,842

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$114,984,666

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

Amanda Seyfried wrote the song Savannah sings to John. Titled "Little House," the whole song is featured on the movie's soundtrack.

---

Goofs

On September 11, John finds a TV covering the attacks. In the first shot, the North Tower is clearly the only one still standing, meaning the South Tower had already fallen. But after a quick reaction shot to John's face, the TV then shows the South Tower falling.

---

Quotes

Savannah Curtis: You don't scare me John.
John Tyree: Well you scare me.

---

Connections

Referenced in The Story of Braeden Reed (2010)

---

Soundtracks

Little House (Acoustic)
Written and Performed by Amanda Seyfried

User Reviews

Disappointing Soap-Opera

In the spring of 2001, the Sergeant of the Special Forces John Tyree (Channing Tatum) meets the medical student Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) while surfing in Charleston during his leave and they immediately fall in love for each other. They spend a couple of weeks together and Savannah meets John's autistic father Mr. Tyree (Richard Jenkins) and John befriends her friend Tim Wheddon (Henry Thomas). When the enlistment period of John and his platoon ends, there are the attacks on the World Trade Center and John and the other soldiers decide to reenlist for two more years. John corresponds with Savannah until she stops writing and two months later, Savannah tells that she will get married.

I had great expectations with "Dear John", based on the previous works of the Swedish director Lasse Hallström. The beginning is nice, with Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum showing great chemistry in a pleasant romance. The reenlistment of John Tyree is acceptable based on a troubled moment of his country. However, the attitude of Savannah getting married with an older guy without any motive is inconsistent with her conservative profile and incoherent with the whole plot, and destroys the so far good romance, turning into a silly and disappointing soap opera. The terrible commercial last scene is corny and awful. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil):"Querido John" ("Dear John")