Reader comments: A Walk to Remember

LINDSEY | Jan. 7, 2007
i loved this movie and to all the ppl who left negative comments about it yall just dont have a heart
ANNA | Jun. 6, 2004
I think it was such a good movie and there will never be one like it.Then again I'm a fan of Mandy Moore and I'm like totally totally totally inlove with Shane West.
PENNY | Mar. 5, 2004
I have to disagree with the negative comments made about this movie. There was very little about it that I didn't like, same for my 45 year old husband. The comment about it being a typical bad guy meets good girl movie missed the mark in my opinion. While this scenario may be typical, the outcome is different in that the girl converts the guy to her ways instead of the other way around. Once you are out of high school you will understand that fashion, and popularity are fleeting and unimportant. This film hit the nail right on the head with this point. I HIGHLY recommend this film to anyone old enough to understand romantic love. It was beautiful. I read the book after I saw the movie and while there were some significant changes to the settting (changed from the 50's to modern day), I think most all of the message remained effective, with the exception of where the title came from. That escaped me in the movie.
HELEN MYERS | Jan. 8, 2004
i have been moved and challenged by this movie. my son died 1 1/2 years ago at age 28. a time to remember has surprising touched smoldering, unhealed, festering places deep in my soul. shane west's performance particularly tore at my heart. both the similarities and the differences between my son, rob, and landon hurt so very much. our daughter, age 32, made a risky move in bringing the video to my husband and me. seeing the film gave me a crisis moment which i am struggling to turn into a redemptive experience, tho the despair creeps into my heart more often than not. i marvel at landon's strength as the story unveils, so needing a spark of courage myself... what are the ways i can write to shane west, or can you forward these comments to him unedited.... thank you for the opportinity to express myself.. helen myers
EMMA | Mar. 29, 2003
I must say I don't like mandy moore that much but she was great in this movie. This movie really does have everything: comedy, romance, and it's a real tear-jerker. The storyline is really cool and the actors are great. SERIOUSLY..........GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
KATIE | Aug. 16, 2002
i think the best part was when mandy moore came out onto the stage and the reaction on shane west's face b.c she was all dressed up. that was sweet. i didnt like the ending, there are so many movies where the girl or guy dies that it doesn't become sad anymore.
STEPHEN M. HESS | Aug. 12, 2002
I don't recommend a movie, or any other "work of art," merely because of its moral content. It has to be able to stand on its own as a solid artistic effort, and I think this is. It's not Frank Capra, but then even Capra's craft got better as he went along, and this is only director Adam Shankman's sophomore outing. What bothers me about the "professional" reviews I've read of this film (including Mr. Whipp's review that the Deseret News borrowed) is that most of them automatically interpret any unabashed depiction of wholesomeness as lacking in sophistication and craftsmanship and seem to need to dismiss any work thus associated as mere genre. But if this "overtly Christian" film is just "decent fare" for teenagers, then A Beautiful Mind is just a clever schizophrenia service announcement.
JENNIFER | May. 25, 2002
I thought that this movie was a nice break from all the immoral things we can now always expect from teen movies.I thought that it presented good morals and a good story line! The only thing that disopointed me was that I read the book before I saw the movie so I expectedit to be the same but it was alot different.All in all I would rate it 3 well earned stars!!!!
JAKE | May. 22, 2002
Absolutely wonderful. Very refreshing, good acting, sweet story. I loved this movie.
MELISSA | May. 18, 2002
This was the most cheesey movie I have ever seen and there are a million movies out there with the same story line. Popular, trouble-maker, teenage boy accidentally falls in love with nerdy intelligent girl. It was predictable. I knew exactly what was going to happen within the first 5 minutes of the movie. Mandy more is a good singer and all but maybe she sould just stick to singing...? I would NOT recommend this movie to anyone I know unless they like extremely cheesey and predictable high school love stories. It was fairly clean though. I'll give it that.
CUTE GIRL | Apr. 13, 2002
I think a Walk to Remember is a wonderful movie that shows that beauty comes from within. There are certain parts in the movie that if left out could have made it a bit better, but altogether it was a great movie.
JODI | Feb. 28, 2002
A Walk To Remember is the best love story movie I have ever seen.
LAURA DAVIS | Feb. 9, 2002
I loved it. The story was great...it wasn't just a dumb "teenager chick flick". When I went to it I didn't know anything about it, which made it even better. Shane West is hot in it. Mandy Moore suprisingly didn't bug me in it like I was expecting. Also I love it b/c it is so clean...nothing too bad in it. And it made me
BRIAN | Feb. 7, 2002
It was so refreshing to be able to see a movie that promotes Christianity. With the liberal media today (deseret critics seem to be included) promoting anti-family values, seeing a film like A Walk to Remember shows me that there is yet some hope that Hollywood is not so jaded.
ASHLEY COLLINS | Feb. 5, 2002
This movie is not just another teen love story it is a story about love itself. Though the acting wasn?t at the top of the scale it was still a beautiful story. I left the theater and had an urge to just be a better and more humble person.
JULI | Feb. 2, 2002
I thought it was a great movie except for that it made me cry in the end.
KEN KROGUE | Feb. 2, 2002
It is refreshing to enjoy a story that is not 'broken' or 'bent'. The elements come together well. It is also good to see some values portrayed and some decisions made in ways other than the typical 'hollywood' style so barren in morality and virtue. I hope there are more movies coming from the same sources this one came from.
JEN | Jan. 27, 2002
I really liked this movie! I didn't know what it was about going into it, except that it was a "cute chick-flick" I really enjoyed it, and suggest it to any hopeless romantics!
LOWELL BROWN | Jan. 27, 2002
Well-written, well-told, well-acted. The death element strains credulity a little, but the rest of the movie is so well-done as to overcome that minor problem. A very realistic portrayal of teen-age life these days. Parents of teens would enjoy watching the movie with their kids (imagine that!) and discussing it afterwards. I found this very refreshing and downright ennobling-- a rare treat.

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