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Dear John

Is Duty enough reason to live a lie?

Kiss me... kiss me as if it were the last time

A special forces soldier on holiday at his father's house meets a local belle and they're soon madly in love. He ships off overseas, planning to come back and marry her. Unfortunately 9/11 happens and he re-enlists. They continue to correspond by letter but as the years drag on and he never returns permanently, she decides to write one last letter...

105 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 10 (Language, Violence)
Drama, Romance, War.

Credits

Cast

Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, D.J. Cotrona, Cullen Moss

Director

Lasse Hallström

Screenplay

Jamie Linden, from the novel by Nicholas Sparks

Music

Deborah Lurie

Cinematography

Terry Stacey

Editing

Kristina Boden

Sound formats

Dolby Digital

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Relativity Media, Temple Hill Productions

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama, romance
Language	Mild, infrequent, in context
Nudity	None
Sex	Prolonged sensitive scene of kissing, implied sex, overall impact is mild
Violence	Mild to moderate, moderate blood, infrequent and brief
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Mild profanities in context
Drug abuse	Some alcohol and cigarettes in context
Comments	None
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Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)John P. McCarthy As sleepy as it is sappy.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Chandler Levack Tatum and Seyfried act their hearts out, but they’re in danger of choking on the treacle. Dear John is better saved for girl’s-night catharsis rather than a Valentine’s date.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers As for the ladies who think any kind of chick flick is preferable to football, be careful what you wish for.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs The leads are attractive but that's pretty much it in ''Dear John'', a film that's deserving of being dumped as tactlessly as the title behavior

Metacritic.com33 critics

RottenTomatoes.com97 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Built from many of the same ingredients as other Nicholas Sparks tearjerkers, Dear John suffers from its cliched framework, as well as Lasse Hallstrom's curiously detached directing.

Internet (IMDB)2242 Netizens The Poor Man's ''Notebook''

Average .. 39%

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