The Vow

Rachel is the same as she's been so many times, but she just – in my opinion – can really pull off these types of heroines. I didn't mind Channing, but he didn't do anything groundbreaking. I don't think there was much to it. The film is kind of rambling, boring, messy, without much flavor. It didn't have any life to it, it stayed at the same level the whole time, where you were always waiting for some kind of change that never happened anyway. As I was watching it, I wasn't particularly enjoying it. And I had been very curious about it. So, the first disappointment of 2012. (19/04/2012)

An instant romance full of traditional creative clichés and mundane bullshit. The attempt to build on the success of The Notebook is blatantly obvious, but they would have had to choose an actor other than Channing Tatum, who delivers one of the worst performances. Average overall, with zero originality. In addition to the stalwart Rachel McAdams, Jessica Lange and Sam Neil save the day. (25/03/2017)

A cloying "true life" film shot and through a worn romantic template, during which, however, I had a rodeo of chills on my back as the emotions rose, as if I, instead of Tatum, was the one going through the hole thing. And the culprit is neither the amateurish direction nor the slightly plankish Channing, but the divine Rachel McAdams, the most beautiful human creature under the sun, who once again took complete control of my defenceless senses for a hundred minutes. When she smiled, I was happy; when she cried, I was on the edge of my seat, and since all these feelings were amplified many times over by the powerfully pulsating mental development of Tatum's character, I was completely absorbed by the otherwise unoriginal story, with the fantastic first impression underscored by the unadorned and tasteful ending. But I’m an objective viewer after all, and that's why I'm sticking to 4* – though I'm saving my private thousandth stars for the moment when love will also throw a stick under my feet and I'll be able to seek loving comfort right here, with the cutest smile and never-giving-up lover. (27/11/2015)

Romantic movies are never enough, let alone those with famous Hollywood stars. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum belong among such stars, and so the film attracts attention solely because of its cast. Which young woman wouldn't love Tatum, right? I was surprised myself that this guy is considered a women's idol, but nowadays anything is possible. Nothing against him, I like him as an actor, I just don't quite get this obsession. The film "The Vow" not only plays with an interesting cast (by the way, Sam Neill and Jessica Lange are also in it), but also attempts an interesting story. A married couple, deeply in love, gets into a car accident. She loses her memory. Well, it's not that original, but the exploration of one's identity could have been interesting, or at least funny. Unfortunately, it is neither. In the end, it's just a story about how difficult and beautiful it can be. The film is supposedly based on a true story, which has quite an effect in the end, but still, it's just a scheme fit into classic clichés. Tatum is pleasant, McAdams... well, that really depends on personal taste. It is clear to me that she is exactly the type of actress who doesn't appeal to everyone. In the film, she mostly sells her pretty face, her acting can't be talked about too much, although it is constantly improving. "The Vow" doesn't offend much, but it doesn't promise anything special either. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/09/navzdy-spolu-marketa-lazarova-pouta.html (28/02/2013)