Dear John (2010) Movie Overview

Dear John is a 2010 American romantic drama/war film starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Lasse Hallström, the film is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same name. It shows the life of a young woman (Amanda Seyfried) after she falls in love with a soldier (Channing Tatum). They decide to exchange letters to each other after he is deployed to the war. The film was released theatrically in North America on February 5, 2010. The movie opens with John Tyree, a young soldier from the Army Special Forces, lying on the ground in his army gear with gunshot wounds. Coins begin to fall over him as he recalls a childhood trip to the U.S. Coin mint. He goes on to compare himself to a coin in the United States of America’s army and states that the last thing he thought about before he blacked out, was “you”. In 2000, John is on leave when he meets Savannah Lynn Curtis, a college student on spring break. In a matter of days, Savannah and John fall in love. John meets Savannah’s family as well as her neighbor Tim and Tim’s autistic son, Alan, who looks up to Savannah. Savannah meets and befriends John’s father, a reclusive man who is only interested in his coin c… Source

• Dear John Movie Details
• Director: Lasse Hallström
• Official Sites: Official site [uk], Official site, Official site [nl]
• Tagline: Is Duty enough reason to live a lie ?
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 105 min
• Genre: Drama , Romance , War

• Cast Overview
• Channing Tatum as John Tyree
• Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Curtis
• Richard Jenkins as Mr. Tyree
• Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon
• D.J. Cotrona as Noodles
• Cullen Moss as Rooster (Dan Rooney)

Dear John Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

Dear John (2010): A soldier home on leave falls for a conservative college girl. Instead of returning home to her, he reenlists after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Time and distance begin to take a toll on the young lovers. Source

Dear John Movie Review from New York Times

Go ahead and cry. You know you want to. Why else would you read a book by — or, in keeping with our purposes here, see a movie based on a book by — Nicholas Sparks? Mr. Sparks, a fixture of the best-seller lists, has patented a melodramatic formula that carefully blends soft-focus spiritual inspiration, desperate longing and a strikingly benign… Source

Dear John Movie Details from Imdb

While John is on leave in his hometown, he finds Savannah, a college student visiting the town. Although love was unexpected, it doesn’t mean they didn’t find it. With the knowledge of John having to leave for the army, their love still lives, until his re-signs on due to the 9/11 attack. Troubles invade and their love put on hold. One cannot bear… Source

Dear John (2010) from YouTube