The Notebook (DVD)

My title for this review is actually the same as the tagline for this lovely engaging film - 'The Notebook' and that'sexactly what it is - a great love story! Through reading quite a few reviews about various DVDs on Ciao! and Dooyoo, I've been building up a small collection of ones to watch. Last night it was the turn of 'The Notebook' after having read a few favourable reviews about it. I spent a couple of very enjoyable hours watching it, albeit on my own, as when I showed my husband what I was going to watch he decided to do something else instead. It was probably the right choice for him as I do think this is a typical 'girlie' film! There ...  Read the complete review

Noah and Allie meet and fall in love quickly and deeply but there's the problem of Noah being from a poor single parent family, with little future prospects, and Allie just being there for the summer with her upper class family before going off to college. The film follows the story of their relationship and all the problems it encounters a long the way. Ryan Gosling is the male lead playing Noah, who had been in a few things before including Murder By Numbers but nothing as big as The Notebook, you may have seen him since in films such as Fracture. Ryan Gosling played this role absolutely perfectly; to the extent it's hard to imagine him actually not really ...  Read the complete review

Overview The Notebook is a beautiful romantic film, which portrays two people's love for one another beautifully. From the very first time NOah sets eyes on Allie, until the beautiful, but sad ending, the film captures it all, including all the turmoil they must face - being together and apart. Characters There are two main characters in this film, Noah Calhoun, played by Ryan Gosling and later James Garner, and Allie Hamilton/Calhoun, played by Rachel McAdams and later Geena Rowlands. Throughout the younger years, the actors make the characters real, and allow you to become emotionally involved with their lives. One particularly poignant ...  Read the complete review

Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook is a best selling novel of all time selling twenty five million copies world wide and before the book even saw publication there was talk of a film production. Just in time for Valentines day 2004, The Notebook hit the big screen. Our story begins in modern times with the elderly gentleman, Duke (James garner) reading a story of true love and romance to a companion (Gena Rowlands) who suffers from Alzheimers. With the story set in the 1940's, Duke plays the narrator for the elderly woman and viewers and goes back to where his story begins. Noah (Ryan Gosling) is in his late teens and from the deep south. With a poor ...  Read the complete review

Having watched this film on Channel 4 at the weekend (I have the DVD also but just had to watch it) I've decided to review it for anyone who hasn't seen it. Although, I see that a lot of people have already seen it as the UK premier on Channel 4 attracted 1 million viewers!! The Notebook is a beautiful romance that still makes me cry after numerous viewings. It is poignant, romantic, sad, hopeful and uplifting all rolled into one. The Notebook was actually developed from a book written by the American author Nicholas Sparks in 1996. It spent over a year as a hardcover best seller. The film version was released in 2004. It follows the ...  Read the complete review