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.
- Director:
- Nick Cassavetes ('She's So Lovely')
- Writer:
- Jeremy LevenJan Sardi
- Cast:
- Rachel McAdamsRyan GoslingGena RowlandsJames GarnerStarletta DuPoisJoan AllenSam ShephardJames Marsden
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA determined and often affecting romance that doesn't speak down to audiences.
The New York Times
pressAgainst your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them.
Roger Ebert
pressNow 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMercilessly plodding pacing, problematic character motivations and a fundamental lack of chemistry between the two star-crossed lovers.
Empire Magazine
pressAn uncomplicated, nicely shot tale that ticks all the right boxes for those after a good old-fashioned weepy.
Variety
pressA determined and often affecting romance that doesn't speak down to audiences.
The New York Times
pressAgainst your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them.
Roger Ebert
pressNow 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMercilessly plodding pacing, problematic character motivations and a fundamental lack of chemistry between the two star-crossed lovers.
Empire Magazine
pressAn uncomplicated, nicely shot tale that ticks all the right boxes for those after a good old-fashioned weepy.
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