Dear John

[lety]

You know exactly what you're getting into when you go buy a ticket to see a film based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks. It's going to be a romantic tale with the two pretty people who fall in love, something beyond their control will keep them apart, and then they'll eventually come to some dramatic, weepy decision about their relationship that will change their lives forever. In the case of Dear John, Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried are the pretty people and the Army and 9/11 are what keeps them apart.

Through the letters they learn more about each other (and so does the audience), and John's just counting down the days until he gets out and can be with Savannah forever. But then the unimaginable happens. America's attacked and John makes the tough decision to reenlist, believing his happiness should come second to defending his country. Savannah's upset, yet she understands.

But John and Savannah have the odds stacked against them. It's really hard to sustain a long-distance relationship, and even more difficult when the person you're involved with is someone you've actually only seen in person for what amounts to less than a month. And there is the fact that the movie is called Dear John and we all know what a 'Dear John' letter is...