Let's be totally honest...this film should just be called Zac Efron....because that is the biggest reason people, and by people I mean girls are going to see this movie. The film is about a Marine named Logan, played by Zac Efron, and his personal journey to thank a woman his has never met, played by Taylor Schilling, for saving his life. The way she saved his life is he found a picture of her in a moment of madness and it saved him from the terrible truths of war. Once Logan is able he tries to find this mystery woman and make some meaning out of his life now that he has survived.
He finds out where the lady lives and applies for a job at her Dog pet training and boarding farm. He name is Beth and she lives on the farm with her young son Ben, played by Riley Thomas Stewart, and her mother Ellie played by Blythe Danner. Beth is divorced from local sheriff Keith, played by Jay R Ferguson, who is the film's villain. He is the jealous ex husband who doesn't like that his ex wife has a very sexy...beefy...piece of man meat working for her.
This movie was the typical swoon film for the ladies! I have to admit I was drooling over Zac in this film. He really bulked up to play the role of troubled Marine and it can not be over looked. This was the first film that I saw Zac Efron as a man and not a little boy from Hairspray.
A little spoiler...not if you have seen the trailer......
The love scene in this film is one of the best ones I have seen in a long time. It was filled with passion, desire, and affection. It was done very tastefully but at the same time it was so so sexy! This is where the ladies will be swooning....I was! The only thing I wanted more from Zac was emotion....he seemed like a very one dimensional character. We only saw glimpses of the man under the Marine emotions.
Taylor Schilling was great as the troubled woman learning to live her life and starting over. She is lovely and yes she is suppose to be a little bit older than Zac in this film. She has such a passion and almost innocent quality about her that makes you smile. Blythe is charming, witty and brings so much heart to the film. The little boy Ben is so sweet and a great little actor.
I say if you liked The Notebook, Dear John, A Walk To Remember you will like this. It's very sweet.
Heart: Yeah
Swoon: Yes...yes YES!
Over All I give the movie B-
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