The Notebook

Now for a must-see classic that will pull on your heartstrings and bring a tear to your eye. The 2004 film, The Notebook, is based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks and is directed by Nick Cassavetes.

It is about a young couple, Noah and Allie, played fittingly by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams respectively, who fall in love during the early 1940s. However, their time together is restricted to only the summer months as Allie’s family forbid her from seeing Noah and force her to leave town with them. Years pass, and Allie moves on with her life, meeting a new man whom she is set to marry. But an unexpected reconnection brings Noah back into Allie’s life where old feelings are ignited and, well, things get complicated.

This beautiful story is narrated by an elderly man who reads the love story out of his notebook to an elderly woman suffering from dementia, hoping to make her remember.

So grab a box of tissues, sit down and snuggle up under the blankets and let this layered, exquisite love story take hold of you (because trust me, it will). It is rated PG only for some mild nudity and sexual situations. I rate it 8/10.   

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Amelia Cook