film review - by Nacho Sandoval

Fim Title: A walk to remember ( Warner Bros.)
Country / year: USA / 2002
Genre: Drama / Romantic
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Darryl Hannah.


Plot / Synopsis: Landon Carter (Shane West) is a rebel adolescent who does not think of his future and does not care about his studies at the High School. He lives with his mother Cynthia ( Darryl Hannah) who is divorced her husband and Landon hates his father for that reason. One night, he slips in into a factory with some friends and he got into a mess when he is caught by the police and made to do community service, helping other students with problems at school, and also he has to do a play in it, where he meets Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), his classmate since he had gone to nursery school. Jamie has a diferent character than Landon. She has a lot of faith in her believes and she has planned her future very carefully, because of that they had ignored each other until that moment. During the play they fall in love with each other, but Reverend Sullivan ( Peter Coyote) does not accept her daughter´s relationship with that boy whom is considered a bad person by Mr. Sullivan, although gradually he realises that Landon is changing and has to resign. But Jamie has a dark secret which will change Landon´s life forever.

Opinion: This is one of the most romantic films I have ever seen and maybe it might make you cry, especially if you are a sensitive person because it has some shots very emotional and sad. You will not imagine what it happens until almost the ending, so perhaps it is the best part of the film. Maybe women would enjoy more than men.

Type of language used: American English with some colloquialisms.

"It´s like the wind, I can´t see it but I feel it. I feel wonder, beauty, joy, love... It´s the center of everything", or also "Love is always patient and kind, it is never jelaous, Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, It does not take offense and it is not resentful" are two sentences which are in tune with the film.
This film is based in a novel by Nicholas Sparks. In it you can enjoy with the sweet voice of the famous singer in the United States Mandy Moore, who sings songs like: One way or another, So Real , I wanna be with you, Candy; Stupid Cupid ( one of the many versions) and the three included in this film; Only hope, It´s gonna be love and Cry ( the ending song which encloses the credits ). Mandy combines her musical life with her intervencions in some films like: The princess diaries, Doctor Dolittle 2, Saved and Because I said so, film that it is coming soon in Spain on the big screen and it seems it might be a promising film in our country, at least in the USA it will be.
This film shows that the power of love can change a person´s life and give everything for the person you really care. One boy who does not believe in his future, learns to live being in love with a girl who teachs him to dream about beautiful dreams, and makes him change his future.