The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who disapprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and gets engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, then, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's 200-year-old home that he restored for her, "to see if he's okay". It is evident that they still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her fiancé and her first love.
Yet another movie that was made by people who think just because there are people who kiss on screen, it makes the movie emotional or romantic! The whole movie is based on a very thin principle, going back and forth between two periods in the life of two lovers without any real heart behind it.
I think with a different cast it would have been mildly interesting but it doesn't even come close to extract any of the emotional response you might expect from a good movie.
The plot goes from one twist to another without any other purpose than to surprise especially naive viewers and the tear jerker ending is a big yawn, even with the talent of poor Rowland and Garner who are completely wasted on the flat dialog and cliché storyline.
The whole thing probably isn't helped by Gosling and McAdams total lack of chemistry and forced acting but I can't say it would have improved the poor plot any if the young actors had been even remotely close to the talent of their eldest.
I'll give it 5 out of 10 stars.
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