Distributor:
Roadshow Home Entertainment Certificate: PG |
119 minutes | Region 4 Pal Format Available to rent
Director: Nick Cassavetes Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Ryan
Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Sam Shepard
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
The
Notebook takes the Fried Green
Tomatoes route of a period drama
wrapped in contemporary
trimmings as the ageing Duke
(Garner) reads a story to an old
woman in a nursing home, the
story follows a pair of young
lovers, Allie Hamilton (Rachel
McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan
Gosling) who in true Romeo and
Juliet fashion are together
despite the disapproval of her
parents, things reach crisis
point when her parents send
Allie away and world war II
intervenes…
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Classic
romantic drama that shows that love really can conquer all; Based on the
book by Nicholas (Message in a Bottle) Sparks, The Notebook is at times
sentimental but superbly enjoyable, Rachel McAdams in particular is a
real find, cute as a button and definitely one to watch out for., in
fact the playing between McAdams and Gosling is very strong but their
thunder is all but stolen by the gorgeous playing of Rowlands and
Garner, Rowlands is wonderful in her innocence as the Alzheimer’s hit
elderly Allie and James Garner is, well, he’s James Garner isn’t he,
pure legend.
You
know where the movie is headed right from the get go but it’s a
beautiful story extremely well told and the excellent nostalgic look and
feel of the movie means that it really entertains; Whilst some will
classify it as a chick flick the Notebook is a movie to be enjoyed by
anybody with a bit of romance in their soul, whatever their age. Just
bring your hankies!!
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
2
audio commentaries, one from Nick Cassavetes (who is the son of Rowlands)
and one from original author Nicholas Sparks, several featurettes, one
on director Cassavetes and one on location filming, there are also
alternate and deleted scenes, a look at the casting process which also
including Rachel McAdams screen test and the theatrical trailer.
