The Notebook
Audience favourite and romantic tearjerker - based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks - starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as a young man and a rich woman who fall passionately for each other in the 1940s. Over time, their bond is tested through war, social differences and illness.
2004Rating: PG, Adult themes124 minsUSA
DramaRomance
- Director:
- Nick Cassavetes ('She's So Lovely')
- Writer:
- Jeremy LevenJan Sardi
- Cast:
- Rachel McAdamsRyan GoslingGena RowlandsJames GarnerStarletta DuPoisJoan AllenSam ShephardJames Marsden
The Notebook | Reviews
53%179 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
Against your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them.
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Roger Ebert
Now here is a story that could have been a tearjerker, but -- no, wait, it is a tearjerker, it's just that it's a good one.
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Hollywood Reporter
Mercilessly plodding pacing, problematic character motivations and a fundamental lack of chemistry between the two star-crossed lovers.
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Empire Magazine
An uncomplicated, nicely shot tale that ticks all the right boxes for those after a good old-fashioned weepy.
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