Dear John

On a South Carolina beach, a reticent GI Joe (Tatum) on temporary leave meets a rich girl (Seyfried), and the duo instantly ignite sparks—Nicholas Sparks, that is. Another achingly earnest adaptation of one of the chick-lit superstar’s formulaic weepies, Hallström’s old-fashioned melodrama has exactly one objective: yanking gallons of tears out of your face. Extras are unusually robust, including an alternate ending.

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