PentHouse Films

Film: The Notebook

Year: 2004

Time: 123min

Rating: 7.9/10

Is based on the successful book by Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook".

Is a true romance, one that does not bother betting on weak jokes of people falling to the ground etc..

The film shows a man who visits a woman in a nursing home every day to read to her. He always reads the same story. The story about a couple who falls in love.

The film focuses on the romance and the novel only, and succeed, for in no time we were bored (which is very difficult in a film of two hours, especially this kind), and never doubt the love of the protagonists. He cares about what matters, something that most new-romantic comedies is forgetting to tell a story that is really beautiful.

From the technical point of view, the film almost does not fail (except for the scene of war that they put in the middle of the movie with a horrible parallel editing). The photograph is very well done. We can see wonderful scenes, such as first, that Allie looks out the window, or the lake with the ducks. Overall, the visuals are beautiful.

Personal comment:

This movie surprised me. Not for the main story, among the young, but Gena Rowlands and James Garner that surprised me.

Best film of romance, I've seen. James Garner is just perfect. Film and water with sugar. Not spectacular, but it's worth a look ... It is not necessary if you do not like a good novel, but certainly the best choice of film to see with your girlfriend / boyfriend :)