Dear John

Dear John (2010)

Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried in “Dear John.” Go ahead and cry. You know you want to. Why else would you read a book by - or, in keeping with our purposes here, see a movie based on a book by - Nicholas Sparks? (News Source: New York Times - 00:51:01)

Review: ‘Dear John’

This adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks romance isn’t always true to the letter of life. Dear Reader, I’m so sorry, gulp, but “Dear John” is like a very bad relationship with a very beautiful someone: You want it to work, you truly do, but the pain, the guilt, the boredom, the CW soundtrack . . . . (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 00:45:11)

‘Dear John’: Signed, Sealed And Misdirected

Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried play wartime lovers keeping the flame alive through handwritten correspondence - at least until that last “Dear John” missive finally comes. But between a series of snoozeworthy directorial gestures and Tatum’s wooden performance, the film makes a one-way trip to the dead-letter office. (News Source: NPR - 23:44:46)

Movie review: ‘Dear John’ sends message of teary love

“Dear John” is the simplest of stories: Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. Boy corresponds with girl. Boy … (News Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 05:25:28)

Review: ‘Dear John’ spoiled by montages

Dear John RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Drama. Starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Lasse Hallström. (PG-13. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Dear “Dear John,” I don’t know how to say this - it’s so hard for me, I’m just weeping all over the… (News Source: San Francisco Chronicle - 02:06:04)

‘Dear John’: A bittersweet love letter to youthful romance

Hitting theaters at that crucial chick-movie moment bordered by the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day, “Dear John” makes no secret of its weepie… (News Source: Seattle Times - 23:06:50)

Movie Review | ‘Dear John’

The first time I saw a preview for the new movie “Dear John,” I wondered why they would name a supposed love story the term used for break-up letters. All throughout the preview, the main female character, Savannah (Amanda Seyfried), writes letters to her army boyfriend John (Channing Tatum), all beginning “Dear John.” As could be expected, the title-and the use of this line-foreshadow a major … (News Source: Student Life - 06:16:59)

Dear John

Recommended With “Dear John,” Channing Tatum imparts a performance of startling vulnerability. It’s an emotion previously unseen from the actor, who mostly gravitates to roles that require intense amounts of pouting, Gap-ad posing, and B-boy grunts. It’s Channing’s newfound sense of soulful release that helps the sudser “Dear John” locate a special footing to work with, heading into the … (News Source: DVD Talk - 03:47:54)

Romance novel basis for ‘Dear John’, but actor says movie’s no ‘chick flick’

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - When a film is titled “Dear John” and it’s based on a book by bestselling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks (” The Notebook “), most guys see “chick flick” warning flags popping up all over the place.But big, strapping Channing Tatum says it just isn’t so - at least, not entirely.”I think this is less a chick flick than some of his other (Sparks-inspired) films,” the actor … (News Source: The Oklahoman - 02:35:16)

Review: Get out your hankies for ‘Dear John’

The movie is called “Dear John,” and, yes, there’s a character named John and, yes, he’s a soldier who, sure enough, receives dozens of letters from his sweetheart back home, including one emotionally wrought missive that begins “Dear John” and ends with him vowing to permanently switch to e-mail. And because this earnest romance comes from a Nicholas Sparks novel, death and disappointment hover … (News Source: The Aspen Times - 03:38:51)

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