Dear John follows the story of John Tyree, an army soldier who while on leave meets Savannah Curtis and falls in love within two weeks. He is then called back overseas and continues to write letters as they work out their overseas relationship. The film is based off the book by Nicholas Sparks.
This film is a romance mixed with drama that leaves us feeling for no one. The on screen chemistry between Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried isn't terrible but it also isn't convincing. They are getting better at acting but still have a ways to go. The material could help as well. The entire film we are left wondering if it ever ends and we don't care whether they stay in love or not.
To add to the story there is John's autistic father. This makes his life a little more difficult. To be more convenient, Savannah wants to someday start a horse camp for autistic kids, a dream she has had because of her friend Allen's autistic son. We feel for the father but by the time anything really happens there are no emotions left to feel.
In the end, Dear John is a two hour bore. There is nothing to catch us. Everything in the trailer takes place within less than 45 minutes of the film and most of that was what might have been interesting. Dear John is a romance film waiting to be romantic.
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