Director: Nick Cassavetes

Cast: Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Rachel McAdams

Synopsis:

A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.

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It's often a challenge to fairly assess a film that, by its very conception, is simply targeted to an entirely different demographic from one's own. I am not by nature romantic or female; for those who are, it may have to suffice that the mostly double-X-chromosomed crowd watching The Notebook at a press screening were all sniffling and snorting so hard throughout that a less sensitive soul might have suspected a severe allergy to some sort of mold spores, perhaps contained within the building's walls.

But indeed, the snorts were accompanied by copious tears, so if you're the sort who enjoys shedding such in darkened theaters, your must-see summer movie has arrived. For many readers, that's all you'll need to know. The assessment that follows is for the benefit of those who may be dragged along to the theater by their favorite grief-addict.

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