Happy Valentine's Day!
I wanted to feature a romantic movie on this special day. Unfortunately, there are 2 mediocre chick flicks in theaters right now, nothing I can highly recommend.
One of them is based on the newest Nicholas Sparks books, and because this blog is all about reading and writing, I thought I'd feature this one below from my movie review blog.
One of my all-time favorite movies about true love is "The Princess Bride." What is yours?
Movie Title: The Choice
I wanted to feature a romantic movie on this special day. Unfortunately, there are 2 mediocre chick flicks in theaters right now, nothing I can highly recommend.
One of them is based on the newest Nicholas Sparks books, and because this blog is all about reading and writing, I thought I'd feature this one below from my movie review blog.
One of my all-time favorite movies about true love is "The Princess Bride." What is yours?
Movie Title: The Choice
Grade: C-
Rating: PG-13,
1 hour 49 minutes
In a Nutshell: My husband says that the definition of a Chick
Flick is when two good-looking guys fall all over themselves for one spoiled
girl. If that’s true, then this is definitely
a Chick Flick, although not a very good one.
One of the obvious choices in this formulaic movie isn’t
just which guy to choose, but there are several others.
Uplifting theme:
- “Life just
keeps unfolding. If you sit still,
it’ll pass you by altogether.” – Gabby (Teresa Palmer)
- “Life
is held together by choices – all sizes.” – Gabby
- “Opportunity
is missed by most people, because it’s dressed up in overalls and looks a
lot like work.” – Thomas Edison, as quoted by Shep (Tom Wilkinson)
- “Every
path you take leads to another choice.” – Travis (Benjamin Walker)
Things I liked:
- Most
of the movie takes place lakeside with beautiful views.
- Cute
puppies!
- Teresa
Palmer looks like the All-American girl next door.
- Nicholas
Sparks tries to add depth to his romantic stories. His most recent tale-turned-Chick-Flick
was “The Longest Ride.” You can see my movie review of that film here. That film did it much better than this one.
- If
you’re thinking about cheating on your boyfriend, you’ll see what a
two-timer feels like.
- There’s
a funny proposal scene.
Things I didn’t like:
- Everything
about this movie is clichéd, even the clothing. For example, he wears a tank top to show
off his muscles and she wears a white t-shirt in the rain.
- A lot
of movie critics are begging Nicholas Sparks to stop writing such cheesy
love stories that then get turned into sappy movies.
- Benjamin
Walker drinks bottles of beer in a weird way. I know that seems nit-picky, but it
bugged me.
- They
try to have clever chit-chat, but it comes out forced and predictable. The actors look like they’re acting.
- SPOILER
ALERT: A happy ending is an easy
out. The harder ending would have
been to write something more interesting.
- Both
Travis and Gabby are too cocky for my taste. They fight and bicker from the very
first moment they meet, which is a clichéd, although not appealing, form
of flirtation.
- What kind of character does a girl have who jumps in bed with another guy when her boyfriend has only been gone a few days on a business trip? Does true love excuse lack of integrity or morality? Um...nope.
Funny lines:
- “What are you doing?” – Gabby
“Walking towards you real slow.” –
Travis
“Why?” - Gabby
“Cause if I ran, I’d scare you.” - Travis
- “Mama,
he’s a walking cautionary tale.” - Gabby
Interesting lines:
- “Has
anyone ever said no to you?” – Gabby
“No.” – Travis
“Then, I’m making history.” - Gabby
- “Your
friends, family…that’s all you can count on in this world. That’s what I believe.” – Travis
- “I
kind of fell into the Bible. He
wanted to burn it.” – Shep
- “If
you see a man sleeping on the cold floor, there’s sure to be a pretty
woman nearby.” – Shep
- “There’s
no shame in being a broken man. I
should know. You just pick up the pieces and start rebuilding.” – Shep
- “That’s
all any woman wants…a man who’s going to fight.” (for her) - Monica (Alexandra Daddario)
Tips for
parents:
- Girls
falling out of their bikini tops.
- One
girl flips the bird.
- Some
profanity.
- Two
people jump in bed together on their very first date.
- Take
the opportunity to talk to your family about “Do Not Resuscitate”
orders.
