What was the prank in a walk to remember

But when Landon goes to the Rev. Sullivan and asks him to have faith in him, the minister listens with an open mind. Yes, the movie is corny at times. But corniness is all right at times.

I forgave the movie its broad emotion because it earned it. It lays things on a little thick at the end, but by then it had paid its way. Director Adam Shankman and his writer, Karen Janszen , working from the novel by Nicholas Sparks , have an unforced trust in the material that redeems, even justifies the broad strokes.

They go wrong only three times: 1 The subplot involving the paralyzed boy should have either been dealt with, or dropped; 2 It's tiresome to make the black teenager use "brother" in every sentence, as if he is not their peer but was ported in from another world; 3 As Kuleshov proved more than 80 years ago in a famous experiment, when an audience sees an impassive closeup, it supplies the necessary emotion from the context.

It can be fatal for an actor to try to "act" in a closeup, and Landon's little smile at the end is a distraction at a crucial moment. Those are small flaws in a touching movie. The performances by Moore and West are so quietly convincing we're reminded that many teenagers in movies seem to think like year-old standup comics. That Jamie and Landon base their romance on values and respect will blindside some viewers of the film, especially since the first five or 10 minutes seem to be headed down a familiar teenage movie trail.

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The two develop a powerful and inspirational relationship in which they discover truths that take most people a lifetime to learn. Romance, Drama. Adam Shankman. Denise Di Novi , Hunt Lowry. Karen Janszen. Jan 25, wide. Jul 9, Warner Bros. Shane West Landon. Mandy Moore Jamie. Peter Coyote Reverend Sullivan. Daryl Hannah Cynthia.

Lauren German Belinda. Clayne Crawford Dean. Al Thompson Eric. Jonathan Parks Jordan Walker. Matt Lutz Clay Gephardt. She tries to make up for it by giving Landon photos from the school play. Warner Bros. Jamie eventually confesses she loves Landon, too — only she tells her dad, not Landon.

This is still the best gift ever. Jamie apologizes for not telling him sooner, while he apologizes for keeping her so busy.

Nicholas Sparks novel Karen Janszen screenplay. Top credits Director Adam Shankman. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer A Walk to Remember. Photos Top cast Edit. Lauren German Belinda as Belinda. Clayne Crawford Dean as Dean.

Al Thompson Eric as Eric. Jonathan Parks Jordan Walker as Walker. David Andrews Mr. Kelly as Mr. David Lee Smith Dr. Carter as Dr. Xavier Hernandez Luis as Luis. Marisa Miller Ms. Garber as Ms. Paula Jones Sally as Sally. Seth Howard Maitre'd as Maitre'd. Adam Shankman.