This is How Movies Should Be Made

The Worst Film Ever

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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Honestly so typical and so over romanticised. The plot line tried to be mysterious but it was just stupid.

I viewed the beautifully filmed movie last night at a friend's home with five other guys. None of them threw even one tomato at the TV. But many of us frequently correctly guessed events throughout the file, including when: the leads would wear revealing and/or no outfits; their first kiss; the BAD GUY would find her and when he would show up. But I incorrectly thought the dark-haired, beach town neighbor lady was a lesbian. We all enjoyed the light weight, date type movie. But I would never pay to watch it.

I caught this expertly crafted romantic thriller a few tree rings after it came out (3 to be exact) but this movie has aged better than a Redwood. But it was not a moment too soon. After years of being a journeyman carpenter I had lost my love- affair with wood. Running my fingers down the factory edge of a plank of birch just didn't send shivers up my spine like it did the first time I got behind a lathe. A friend and colleague sensed my creeping disillusionment with my trade coming on like a vicious root-rot. One day he showed up with a box handcrafted from sandalwood with the words "Safe Haven" precision-engrave using a radial saw on the front. Inside was a Blue Ray of Lasse Hallstrom's visionary adaptation of Nicholas Sparks wood-pulp consuming classic novel.Since my Koa wood DVD player was infested with termites around the last solstice, I ended up watching this on demand instead and just acted like I used Larry (colleague) copy. Don't tell him. From the first shot of the Carolina pine at the cabin to the master crafted bubinga beams in Josh Duhamel's office, this thing shook the moths off my love of wood faster than a pallet of cedar pellets. By halfway through the second act I was tung-oiling a stool I made during act one. By the time the final credits rolled I was standing in a pile of sawdust looking at the replica I had made of David Lyon's character's wood-bead car seat cover. I can't recommend this movie enough. Watch it and every day will feel like Arbor Day.

I really liked this movie despite the fact that the book was so much better. What I didn't like was they didn't explain how abusive her marriage actually was. He wasn't just an alcoholic who got angry and hit her once, he was insane. Some of the reviews say that she should have gotten a divorce but it wasn't that simple, she wasn't allowed to leave the house or speak to anyone, she couldn't have a job or friends or a license. He checked up on her throughout the day to make sure she never left the house and took her everywhere she needed to go. She couldn't have just driven to the courthouse to file divorce papers. Anyways, yes, I liked it but they could have added a little more details in my opinion.