Nicholas Sparks is a good storyteller. His prose digs deep into the male and female psyches which makes his books intriguing and moving. Most romantic melodramas just favor the point-of-view of the female character so it.s quite refreshing that Sparks understands both sides.
Sadly, the film adaptations of Sparks. work, with the exception of .The Notebook,. fail to match his fine writing style. Most filmmakers adapting his novels dive right into the story without much care for the characters. That is the inherent problem of the latest movie based on Sparks. novel, .The Lucky One..
Zac Efron channels fellow Sparks alumnus, Channing Tatum of .Dear John,. to play our hero, U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault. The actor bulks up and grows a beard to tell us he wants to be taken seriously as a leading man. Yes folks, his .High School Musical. days are long gone.
I was...
Sadly, the film adaptations of Sparks. work, with the exception of .The Notebook,. fail to match his fine writing style. Most filmmakers adapting his novels dive right into the story without much care for the characters. That is the inherent problem of the latest movie based on Sparks. novel, .The Lucky One..
Zac Efron channels fellow Sparks alumnus, Channing Tatum of .Dear John,. to play our hero, U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault. The actor bulks up and grows a beard to tell us he wants to be taken seriously as a leading man. Yes folks, his .High School Musical. days are long gone.
I was...
- 4/18/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Lucky One. The composer has taken over scoring duties from Hal Lindes who was originally attached to write the music for the film as reported earlier this year. The movie based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John) follows a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq and attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of a woman he has never met. He sets out to meet his good-luck charm when he returns to North Carolina. The drama starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner is directed by Scott Hicks (Hearts in Atlantis, Tye Boys Are Back). While the project marks the first collaboration between Isham and Hicks, some of the composer’s score from Life as a House was used in the director’s romantic drama No Reservations. Warner Bros is...
- 7/19/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
George Mackay and Clive Owen attend the photocall for Scott Hicks‘ The Boys Are Back, a dramatic comedy about a sportswriter turned single parent, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 21. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images) Music supervisor Hal Lindes, George MacKay, Author Simon Carr, Laura Fraser, Clive Owen, Director Scott Hicks, Producer Greg Brenman and Screenwriter Allan Cubitt arrive for the premiere of The Boys Are Back at the Vue West End on October 21. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images) Brian Friedman arrives for the premiere of The Boys Are Back at the Vue West End. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)...
- 10/27/2009
- by Joan Lister
- Alt Film Guide
Clive Owen amazes me. I'm sure he did some rather mediocre films, but he's quite a good actor and he got a lot of credible, absorbing and powerful performances to prove that. In The Boys Are Back, we are told, to expect a different Clive Owen.
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
- 9/16/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Clive Owen amazes me. I'm sure he did some rather mediocre films, but he's quite a good actor and he got a lot of credible, absorbing and powerful performances to prove that. In The Boys Are Back, we are told, to expect a different Clive Owen.
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
- 9/16/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Clive Owen amazes me. I'm sure he did some rather mediocre films, but he's quite a good actor and he got a lot of credible, absorbing and powerful performances to prove that. In The Boys Are Back, we are told, to expect a different Clive Owen.
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
- 9/16/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Clive Owen amazes me. I'm sure he did some rather mediocre films, but he's quite a good actor and he got a lot of credible, absorbing and powerful performances to prove that. In The Boys Are Back, we are told, to expect a different Clive Owen.
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
- 9/16/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Clive Owen amazes me. I'm sure he did some rather mediocre films, but he's quite a good actor and he got a lot of credible, absorbing and powerful performances to prove that. In The Boys Are Back, we are told, to expect a different Clive Owen.
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
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About the Movie: The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the...
- 9/16/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
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