Love means never having to say, "Thank you, Jesus," in this unabashedly old-fashioned melodrama, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks (who also penned the lachrymose
Message in a Bottle), and aimed squarely at young fans of pop-tart Mandy Moore. Landon Carter (Shane West) is your typical high school bad-ass, whom we first meet as he's being hauled off to jail in the wake of a gang-initiation prank that's gone awry. But he's also smart (he wants to go to medical school) and more sensitive than he lets on — the kid's tight with his mom (a shockingly aged Daryl Hannah) for Heaven's sake! Naturally, Landon falls in love with class geek-freak Jamie Sullivan ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG
Length:
101 mins