The Vow
Romantic drama based on the true story of a man (Channing Tatum, Dear John) who works on re-winning the heart of his wife (Rachel McAdams, The Notebook) after she suffers severe memory loss.
Hospitalised after a car accident, Paige awakens from a coma with her memory wiped. Identifying her newlywed husband as no more than a stranger, Leo seeks a way to reignite their love.
This is Michael Sucsy’s big-screen directorial step-up from his TV feature debut Grey Gardens, adapted from the book of the same name about the experiences of Kim and Krickett Carpenter.
- Director:
- Michael Sucsy (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Abby KohnMarc SilversteinMichael Sucsy
- Cast:
- Channing TatumRachel McAdamsJessica LangeScott SpeedmanSam Neill
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressUnabashedly sentimental but resists the cloying impulse to manufacture tragedy for easy tears.
USA Today
pressPromises tried-and-true rom-com formula and delivers, treading in sappy, cliché-ridden turf.
Total Film
pressFor all its clunky scripting there’s an essential sweetness at work here, thanks partly to McAdams and partly to an unusually chaste love story that ultimately keeps melodrama at bay.
The New York Times
pressThe movie's commitment to the blandest possible presentation of its central problem starts to seem perverse after a while.
New York Post
pressWorks within the trappings of a typical cheesy romance but finds realism in the details and the banter.
New York Daily News
pressMcAdams is a beautiful blank. There's not a single moment when her character feels real, or as if she genuinely has anything at stake.
Los Angeles Times
pressThis is a movie that leaves you wanting more. To care more, to cry more, to love more.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEarnest hokum of this nature has become increasingly rare. And for a reason.
Empire Magazine
pressMakes for a wonderful - if a bit teary - romance that is brilliantly acted.
E! Online
pressNot everything in it works, but the lack of reliance on easy answers earns it enough credibility points for a passing grade.
A.V. Club
pressIt's unashamedly escapist, but a turn for the serious as The Vow nears the finish line only underscores its essential silliness.
Extract from Theaterofthecommonman.com I purchased my ticket to The Vow with only one certainly, I was about to watch a film that was in no way shape or form created for my demographic. It seems wrong for me to rip into The Vow. Shredding the films production values or cliche formula, I would likely be perceived as an ungrateful houseguest. Instead I...
Variety
pressUnabashedly sentimental but resists the cloying impulse to manufacture tragedy for easy tears.
USA Today
pressPromises tried-and-true rom-com formula and delivers, treading in sappy, cliché-ridden turf.
Total Film
pressFor all its clunky scripting there’s an essential sweetness at work here, thanks partly to McAdams and partly to an unusually chaste love story that ultimately keeps melodrama at bay.
The New York Times
pressThe movie's commitment to the blandest possible presentation of its central problem starts to seem perverse after a while.
New York Post
pressWorks within the trappings of a typical cheesy romance but finds realism in the details and the banter.
New York Daily News
pressMcAdams is a beautiful blank. There's not a single moment when her character feels real, or as if she genuinely has anything at stake.
Los Angeles Times
pressThis is a movie that leaves you wanting more. To care more, to cry more, to love more.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEarnest hokum of this nature has become increasingly rare. And for a reason.
Empire Magazine
pressMakes for a wonderful - if a bit teary - romance that is brilliantly acted.
E! Online
pressNot everything in it works, but the lack of reliance on easy answers earns it enough credibility points for a passing grade.
A.V. Club
pressIt's unashamedly escapist, but a turn for the serious as The Vow nears the finish line only underscores its essential silliness.
Extract from Theaterofthecommonman.com I purchased my ticket to The Vow with only one certainly, I was about to watch a film that was in no way shape or form created for my demographic. It seems wrong for me to rip into The Vow. Shredding the films production values or cliche formula, I would likely be perceived as an ungrateful houseguest. Instead I...
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