Their romance leads to bittersweet loss thats so softened by the sweet characters that it feels like triumph. It was made by screen gems and was released theatrically in north america on february 5, 2010. A romantic drama about a soldier tatum who falls for a coed seyfried while hes home on leave. Dear john tells story of john tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and savannah curtis, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation.
John tyree, a soldier in the us army, meets goodgirl savannah curtis while on leave. Released february 5th, 2010, dear john stars channing tatum, amanda seyfried, henry thomas, scott porter the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of 43 out of. Movie info dear john tells story of john tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and savannah curtis, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Dear john is built on mawkishness and it brings everything it touches down to that level. From the author of the notebook comes dear john a story of destiny that pushes young soldier, john tyree and idealistic college student, savannah curtis together. Dear john 2 chapter 1, a dear john, nicholas sparks fanfic. With channing tatum, amanda seyfried, richard jenkins, henry thomas.
Amanda seyfried at an event for dear john 2010 richard jenkins and channing. Still, those looking for a weepy love story may forgive that dear john stops making sense halfway through. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. Besides, the beautiful channing tatum and the gorgeous amanda seigfried make up the goodlooking couple who bond almost immediately in the story. Their relationship flourishes through letters until 911, when john decides to reenlist. After his wife leaves him for his best friend, john lacey joins the one two one club, a support group for divorced and widowed people. It rubs the metaphor of coins and coin collecting so deeply into the audience face youre sure to have a. However, a different ending does occur in dear john and i watch the movie just to see it again and again. One of the soldiers, staff sargeant tony gallo, stops firing and turns to john, kneels over him.
Dear john screenplay by jamie linden based on the novel. Fall in love all over again with channing tatum stepup, gi joe in this summers hottest love story dear john. He gallantly rescues savannahs purse and they start a friendship. Dear john does center on a dear john letter, but it takes a few. The movie was filmed in 2009 in charleston, south carolina. Dear john, from the author of the notebook, sizzled at the uk box office earlier this year. Lasse hallstroms dear john tells the heartbreaking story of two lovely young people who fail to find happiness together because theyre.
Everything you need to know about dear john movie 2010. This story takes place where nicholas sparks left off. Amanda seyfried and channing tatum in dear john 2010 amanda. The movie didnt at all capture john and savannahs relationship.
It follows the life of a soldier channing tatum after he falls in love with a young. Based on the bestselling novel from the author of the notebook, dear john is a timeless romance that will warm your heart. Vance said sparks based the novelturnedfilm on his life while serving in. Dear john quotes showing of 3 i finally understood what true love meant. Todd vance, 28, is nicholas sparks cousin, the author of dear john. With judd hirsch, jere burns, jane carr, isabella hofmann. Debra newells shares the story of how she fell in love with a violent conman that has inspired a podcast, tv series and documentary. Movies based on books, dramas, tearjerkers, romantic dramas, romantic movies. Dear john is a 2010 american romantic dramawar film starring amanda seyfried and. The notsogood news is that the film, while heartfelt, is dramatically stillborn. When debra newell met a man named john meehan, she probably didnt realize that her life would change forever. If a sparks story ended in happiness, the characters might be disappointed.
I thought channing was a great pick for john,but i had a feeling he was going to bring all. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by johns increasingly dangerous. Maybe if you havent read the book you might like this movie, but i thought it was so dull compared to the book. John tyree watches as he relives every memory, emotion, and touch while falling in love with savannah lynn curtis.
Dear john is a three part book that starts out with 23 yearold john tyree, an army enlistee. Dirty john is a bravo original series adapted from an extremely popular truecrime podcast itself inspired by host christopher goffards series of l. The recently released hollywood film, dear john, is inspired by the life of a current mesa student and his story of finding romance during a leave from the army. From the author of the notebook comes dear john a story of destiny that pushes young soldier, john tyree and idealistic college student, savannah curtis. With valerie buhagiar, stan lake, thomas rickert, daniel macivor. The group consists of its fiery british leader louise, sleazy kirk, neurotic ralph, aged but foxy mrs.
The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer. The book revolves around the love story of an army sergeant who falls in love shortly before 911. John is still flat on his back, still bleeding profusely, still staring up at the ceiling. Frankly, i dont give a damn will always be that last retort. Dear john tells story of john tyree, a young soldier home on leave. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. Dear john tv series 19881992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Houstons, an eatery in irvine, where debra newell and john meehan had their first date. Dear john is a romance novel by american writer nicholas sparks released in 2006.
Their relationship is tested in the wake of the september 11th terrorist. Sparks took inspiration from the reallife story of his cousin todd vance who served in the u. Dear john brings together a totally believable and charming castthe lovely amanda seyfried and channing tatumwith a triedandtrue romantic plot that will have a new generation of movie fans and lovers. But theres enough love in this love story to make us feel for a son and his father more. Dear john does center on a dear john letter, but it takes a few unexpected paths. Dear john tells story of john tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and. John tyree channing tatum is on leave visiting his father in the same town.
While audiences loved the films hopeful ending, dear john had a different ending just days before its release that was faithful to the books ending spoiler alert. Director lasse hallstrom knows how to manipulate audiences into crying for his characters, and theres plenty of kleenexworthy material toward the movies end. With one leaving to complete his service, and the other to complete her. A bittersweet account of the toll distance and time takes on a relationship. Part of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable, but her story and mine are different now. Realise par lasse hallstrom, le film est une adaptation du roman. It wasnt easy for me to accept this simple truth, because there was a time when our stories were the same, but that was six years and two lifetimes ago. Channing tatum and amanda seyfried in a weepy love story. Dear john is a 2010 american romantic dramawar film starring amanda seyfried and channing tatum.
South carolina us army special operations soldier john is on. After radar gets a dear john letter hawkeye and trapper try to help him with a new nurse whos into classical literature and music. He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. Lasse hallstroms dear john tells the heartbreaking story of two lovely young people who fail to find happiness together because theyre trapped in an adaptation of a nicholas sparks novel. Dear john is one of sparks most popular stories, and became known to an even wider audience after it was made into a movie in 2010 starring amanda seyfried and channing tatum. Dear john story, dear john hollywood movie story, plot. Dear john, the surprise hit romance that opened over the weekend, might not have been as big a hit if it had the original ending in a reallife twist, the movie until three weeks before its.
Im in a really sappy movie based on a nicholas sparks novel. A soldier channing tatum and the woman amanda seyfried he loves stay in touch through letters. Dear john is trademark nicholas sparks romantic, sappy, sad, and redeeming. Directed by lasse halstrom and based on the novel by bestselling author nicholas sparks, dear john tells the story of john tyree channing tatum, a young soldier home on leave, and savannah curtis amanda seyfried, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. They spend two weeks together before she returns to school and he returns to duty. Dear john, the letter readand with those two words, a heart was broken and. Last night, i went to see the movie knowing full well that it wasnt going to live up to the book. He sees her staring at the full moon, proving her unending love for john. Dear john carefully distills selected elements of human. Dear john tells the story of john tyree channing tatum, a young soldier home on leave, and savannah curtis amanda seyfried, the ideali. The prologue starts of with the ultimate question, what does it mean to truly love another. But a full measure of romantic complication or psychological depth is not what a movie like this or the book it comes from is for.
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