| The Notebook Review |
| by Dragan Antulov (Rating: 5/10) |
| John Cassavetes became one of the most respected American filmmakers by
defying conventions of mainstream Hollywood. His son Nick, on the other
hand, embraces those very conventions in his 2004 melodrama THE NOTEBOOK. more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 4/10) |
| CAPSULE: This is a lush but cliched love story,
based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Don't
expect any surprises in this by-the-numbers,
rich-girl-poor-boy love story. The photography
is lush but the main plot line of the rich...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| In Nick Cassavetes's THE NOTEBOOK, the classic cars are gorgeous, the sunsets
are magnificent, the cinematography is always breathtaking and the frequent
romantic music is stirring. In short, the production values are consistently
outstanding. The...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| A man rows along a peaceful lake as the sun dawns on
the horizon. The camera tracks ahead to a flock of
geese taking off and flies along with them until it
slows down to rest on the aging face of a woman (Gena
Rowlands) looking onto the dawning day. An...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| When seventeen year old Charleston society girl Allie Hamilton (Rachel
McAdams, "Mean Girls") attends a carnival in her family's summertime
residence of Seabrook, North Carolina, she meets a brash nineteen year old
local boy, Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling,...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
New Line Pictures
Grade: B
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Written by: Jan Sardi, novel by Nicholas Sparks
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands, James
Garner, Joan Allen, James Marsden, Heather Wahlquist
Screened...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10) |
| The Notebook is the cinematic equivalent of getting lost in your car for a
couple of hours. You might happen upon some pretty scenery, interesting
wildlife and an attractive local or two, but the bottom line is this: You
still wasted a portion of your...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "The Notebook" (New Line Cinema)
Based on Nicholas Sparks' 1996 best-seller, "The Notebook" revolves
around the tale an elderly man (James Garner) reads aloud to a confused woman
(Gena Rowlands) with Alzheimer's disease...more |
| The Notebook Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
A poor, young country boy falls in love with a rich girl during one heated
summer romance, but is eventually faced with her parents' disapproval and her
end-of-season trip home. The loving couple are further separated by the war,
but do ultimately...more |
