Movie Review : A Walk to Remember

A walk to remember is another film that hits the movie industry. Another box office hit during 2002. The story of the film was very usual but still got the attention of public. A drama/love story movie that will touched every people's heart.

Mandy Moore and Shane West has a very good team-up in this movie, they have a chemistry that makes the movie became realistic. Mandy Moore's acting was very effective that makes the viewer cries. Her role inspires many people, especially teenagers. Shane West who's Mandy's leading man in this movie has a good performance but not like what's Mandy did.

The story was about the the guy high school student who had been punished with mandatory participation in various after-school activities such as tutoring and acting in drama club's final production. In that situation he is forced to interact with Jamie Sullivan, a girl he has known many years but rarely interacted with. Landon asked for Jamie's help to learn his lines for the play. Jamie agree with the promise of Landon not falling in love with her.

Eventually,, Landon learn his scripts by himself. During the play, Landon got attracted with Jamie wearing her costume. The two pursue their relationship. He takes her out to dinner and helps her with her wish list. Finally, Jamie tells Landon that she has a terminal leukemia and stop responding to treatments. When Jamie is in the hospital, Landon fulfill her wish list.

After they got married in the same chapel as was Jamie's deceased mother, that was on the top of Jamie's wish list faced her death. Landon become a better person, he achieved all his goals which he had set. After a year, he finished high school and accepted in medical school. The last part was the scene that really touches every viewers heart. It's when he tells Jamie's father that he is sorry he could not complete all of Jamie's wishes as he couldn't show her "the miracle" she wanted to see before dying. And then her father says, “She did, it was you”.

The cinematography of A walk to remember was great. And the track “Only Hope” by Mandy Moore was perfect with the movie, it relates with the story. A walk to remember was a very good movie that has a lesson of strong faith, kindness and forgiveness. Two thumbs up for Mandy and Shane.