I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

2 James Marden flicks I've seen the same day(8 February 2016) It's the Lunar New Year and you would think I would watch something Asian, but no.  I watched two James Marden movies and I must say that I am convinced that the guy is a chameleon. I've seen the first one by "accident".  I was channel surfing because I was stumped then I saw that THE BEST OF ME(2014) was playing on Star Movies.  I wanted to watch this the year it was released, but I was too busy.  When I was freer, it was not playing anymore. :-(  I was not fortunate to read the novel by Nicholas Sparks, but since I knew it was something from him, I tried to guess who was going to die.  Later I learned through Wikipedia that there's an alternate ending for those people who hate tragedies. It's an "ideal" ending, but even if it's sad, I think the original ending is still better.   The story is very moving and worth every minute(probably every second) of my time. A...

Jo and Katie ( source ) It's hard to decide which one I like better.  The book has more details and I like the way Katie and Alex fell in love and how Katie loved Alex's children. I like the movie too.  How Kevin's search for Erin interspersed with Erin finding a SAFE HAVEN and the present situation. The scenes in the movie are exciting, but I must admit, Julianne Hough was not who I had in mind playing Katie, but she's gorgeous and she played her part well.  Josh Duhamel as Alex, at least for me, is perfect. Cobie Smulders as Jo? Yes.  I think she's a perfect fit. I love the novel.  I love the movie.  Well, Lasse Hallström directed it and he's one of the best. Sigh. I'll read the book again and again.  I've already read it, since the movie, five times. I'll watch it again and again. Another sigh. No, this is not my favorite movie of all time, but I like it very much.  It truly deserves...