With Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, and Scott Speedman (who I still see as the romantic interest from the TV hit "Felicity), relying so heavily on your actors is perfectly alright. Despite its problems, The Vow relies heavily on its actors. The writing team stops this movie from being great. Instead, the writing team (which is known for big star movies such as He's Just Not That Into You and Valentine's Day) decides to take the safe route. There were so many interesting possibilities that a memory-loss movie could pursue. As the core of the storyline develops (which strangely reminds me of Terri Schiavo), I can't help but feel like I have seen this before. For such a unique perspective on memory loss, The Vow falls into the flow of the average romantic comedy. This movie delivered for the audience at large. There were plenty of cute moments that make you say, "ahhhhhh." There strange nostalgic moments that makes you realize exactly how much time Rachel McAdams forgot (wait for the moment when she turns to Channing Tatum and asks him who the President of the United States is). This movie gave them exactly what they paid for. As I went into this movie on the evening of February 14th, the theatre was packed with couples. ![]() The Vow was made for the Valentine's Day audience.
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