For
my Valentines day, my girlfriend and I went to dinner and a movie, and of
course we ended up at a chick flick called, Safe Haven.
The
movie started with the main character, Katie (Julianne Hough) fleeing from a
house because of something that the audience has yet to discover. She
skips town and arrives in a small-town in North Carolina, looking for
clean slate after her horrible past in Boston. She finds a job at a local
restaurant, and rents a small, secluded home buried in the woods,
hoping to avoid the tight-knit community. Alex (Josh Duhamel), a widowed store
owner with two children, tries to welcome Katie to the neighborhood, but she
denies him, not wanting a relationship with anyone.
Soon
after the denial of friendship, Katie’s new friend in town Jo (Cobie Smulders),
encourages her to become friends with Alex and to give their friendship a
chance. The art of Nicholas Sparks strikes again, after a date on the
beach, a romantic canoeing trip, and a cute dinner date with dancing and
laughing, Katie and Alex fall head over heels for each other.
Director Lasse
Hallström excellently incorporates the beautiful scenery of North Carolina
to benefit the plot, and the creative cinematography of particular scenes is
just captivating.
Even
though the film doesn't truly live up to the other Sparks films like The
Notebook or A Walk to Remember, the addition of cool cinematography
and suspense creates a great new twist to his orginals. The
Valentine’s Day release date will definitely play a huge roll in the
popularity of this film.
Any
couples out there, I suggest you go see!
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