Dear John

April 17, 2010

Dear John

Dear John is the most tear jerking film I’ve watched since the release of PS I Love you. From the beginning of the film, the atmosphere in the cinema was strangely different to when I’ve been to see other films, everyone was instantly quiet and it stayed that way throughout. The film matched this atmosphere by only playing music in certain parts of the film, allowing you to be completely in touch with the characters and their feelings.

The film tells the story of southern sweetheart Savannah who falls head over heels in love with solider on leave John. In the first half of the film the on-screen chemistry between the pair is very believable and when John is deported back to duty, I felt as though I was going through the pain Savannah was feeling. The only way for the pair to keep in touch is through the use of letters, and the film shows that there is still room for good old fashioned romance in this 21st century world.

As with all good romantic films, not too long in there was a rain scene where John and Savannah finally got the kiss the audience had all been waiting for. That one, passionate in the rain kiss that every girl dreams of. However, in the second half of the film I felt that the romance slightly fizzled out and the plot itself got slightly lost, maybe in the post.

The ending wasn’t of typical romantic films, your kind of left to make what you want of it, I’d like to think that the pair finally got together, but even so the film was definitely worth going to see.I would recommend this film to anybody who like me, loves a good old romantic film, or any of the books wrote by Nicholas Sparks. But I would warn you that if your going to go and see Dear John make sure you take a box of tissues with, just in case.

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