Surprisingly, no, The Vow isn’t an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel as we get our first look at one of next year’s Valentine’s offerings starring Rachel McAdams (Midnight in Paris) and Channing Tatum (Fighting).
The story centers on a young woman (McAdams) who loses all recent memory in a car accident and struggles to rebuild her identity, while her husband tries to win her heart for the second time. Directed by Michael Sucsy (“Grey Gardens”) the film co-stars Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange.
There really isn’t a whole lot I wanted to say about the film and I wouldn’t have even posted it if I hadn’t seen Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris for a second time last night and simply wanted to comment on how much I enjoy Rachel McAdams as an actress. She seems to have an uncanny ability to melt into her character and a scene and it rarely seems as if she is acting as much as she’s being. She’s one of the reasons I also liked Morning Glory more than everyone else. She has the ability to light up a movie. If you haven’t seen Midnight in Paris, be on the lookout, it’s expanding again this weekend.
As for The Vow, it’s not really my kind of movie, though I did like The Time Traveler’s Wife more than I expected (another McAdams romantic drama) so maybe I’ll give this one a shot, but Channing Tatum never really impresses me so that may be a harder hurdle to get over.
