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:

Abby Kohn (screenplay), Marc Silverstein (screenplay)

Stars:

Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill

3 wins & 14 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:

trauma | divorced couple | divorce | swimming in underwear | adulterer | 

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Taglines:

Inspired by True Events

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Channing Tatum revealed in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres that he wore an oversized prosthetic for the scene where he walks naked in front of Rachel McAdams character in order to get a realistic reaction out of her. This was apparently the take that was used in the final cut.

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Goofs

At the wedding scene where they exchange vows in the museum, Paige and Leo's friend is seen videotaping them from behind. However, when Paige replays the video after the accident, the camera angle is now from the front.

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Quotes

Leo: I need to make my wife fall in love with me again.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Channing Tatum/Joshua Toposky/Julian McCullough (2014)

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Soundtracks

Neon Blue
Written by E. Young, B. Saarinen, J. Romaniuk, A. Romaniuk, and D. Paulin
Performed by Still Life Still
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions

User Reviews

Sweet story, time well spent, but I'd recommend waiting to rent it.

Today I had the opportunity to see a preview of The Vow with my wife.

We both enjoyed the movie, her a little more than me. I was very surprised to learn that this movie is based on actual events, perhaps this was why it was not just another amnesia movie. Therefore not entirely predictable. The struggles seemed a little abbreviated, but genuine. Leo (the husband) had a noticeable lack of grief, even in the most down point.

This is a great example of a couple facing a great difficulty, particularly a husband's love. But it failed to truly pull deep emotion out of me (and I can get choked up pretty easily).

This is appropriate for most teen and up audiences. All intimation of sex are between a married couple. There is full backside nudity of Tatum Channing, but it fits appropriately in the movie.

My last "negative" point is that it seemed slow, particularly at the beginning. Maybe that's because I watched Mission Impossible last night, but nonetheless it sure felt like it.

I would certainly recommend seeing the movie, but it probably will be just as good as a Blu-ray instead of paying $10+ for a movie ticket.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Vow

Filming Locations:

The Roastery Coffee House - 8 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,202,458, 12 February 2012

Gross USA:

$125,014,030

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$196,114,570

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