I saw The Notebook in a pre-release screening in Maryland. This is a wonderful story, beautifully told, of young people who meet, fall in love, and are separated by the young woman's parents. We meet them through the words in a notebook that an elderly gentleman (James Garner) reads to a woman friend (Geena Rowlands) in a nursing home. The woman, who has dementia, is enthralled with the story and wants him to keep reading. I won't give any more away, except to say that I left the theater with the last line of "Brigadoon" echoing in my head: When you truly love someone, anything is possible -- even a miracle."
The Notebook is beautifully filmed, with lovely lighting and the use of color to help advance the story-telling. The performances were touching.
I'll give this one a 10.