See more ideas about the longest ride, luke collins and scott eastwood. Only one of these love stories isnt like the other, and thats because only. The two young people have to overcome their differences to make their romance work but we also follow a couple who meet just as the united states entered world war ii and spent. If you like safe haven you are looking for emotional, touching and romantic movies about with small town, starting over, love and romance, abusive husband, small town life, domestic violence and haunted by the past themes of drama, romance and thriller genre shot in usa. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. What a beautifully written poignant love story and fell in love with all the characters especially luke. If youre looking for a nicholas sparks fix, the longest.
After squirming through the alltooaccuratelytitled the longest ride, i think i have finally cracked the code on what makes these increasingly cockamamie films based on nicholas sparks novels tick. The longest ride is the latest movie based on a nicholas sparks novel. The only fault is in the too easily wrapped up conclusion of the tale. The longest ride treats us to a twist thats so ridiculous i think were almost supposed to laugh. This is the best of nicholas sparks since the notebook 5 stars. Nicholas sparks 3 craziest plot twists nicholas sparks films tend to have crazy endings. The longest ride theatrical trailer based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on th. This post is all about ruining movies, as you could tell from the headline. The longest ride is much more enjoyable and thoughtprovoking than i had anticipated. With this formula, sparks, the screenplay writer, craig bolotin, and his director. In the opening scene, luke scott eastward is riding a bull and falling off of it. There is an incredibly stupid twist at the end of this movie at an art. Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on the starcrossed love affair between luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in new york citys art world.
Marshal he made popular in the 195575 television series. Britt robertson and scott eastwood in the longest ride. Its set in north carolina and it weaves together two very different yet ultimately similar, love stories. The plot isnt nearly as interesting as watching a 70 year old matt dillon physically dominate young thugs. It ties everything together but it doesnt do it believably. The longest ride 20, a western romance, is nicolas sparkss thirteenth romance novel. Hes a guy you can count on to churn out a bestseller annually, and. Yes, it can be sappy but turns out to be a good story. The first is between 91yearold ira levinson and his wife ruth.
The movie opens to luke scott eastward riding a bull and falling off of it. They tell the story of how he met his late wife, ruth, on april 10, 1940. A young doctor wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is married to another man and living a life she cant remember. It is snowing outside and ira, who has had problems with his vision, misses a curve and wrecks his car. As a fan of the gunsmoke series you have to love this movie. Former swat leader david hendrix and hardpartying movie star brody walker must cut their ride along short when a police training facility is attacked by a team of mercenaries. He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. The longest ride tells the story of a rodeo bullrider named luke and an. Sparks the longest ride has a too tidy ending huffpost. Take a look to the official track list of the soundtrack of the longest ride, the upcoming romantic drama movie directed by george tillman jr. The longest ride uses one love story as an entry point into another love story. Eventual plot twists are often telegraphed from the moment the opening credits begin and relationship barriers that could be easily resolved are. In this movie he goes after a renegade apache named wolf joe lara who has taken. And some random, undeserving person wouldve bought the portrait of ruth.
In addition, the movie springs an infuriating twist at the very end thats. Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on the starcrossed love affair. A young couple, a city girl and a cowboy go out on a date only to discover they are too different for it to work. It intertwines a story about two couples, one old, and one young and does a really good job of connecting them together at the end. Her search for the truth to her past life will lead her to question everyone around her and her entire existence. Nicholas sparks latest novelturnedfilm follows his undeniable, strict formula. The longest ride behind the scenes footage duration. Dominic purcell, cody hackman, stephen lang, trish stratus. I dont want to give too many details but anyone who loves nicholas sparks or just wants to read a. There are some plot twists, lots of heartwarming, tearjerking moments, and even a couple of laughs. Mar 17, 2016 this board shows all the of the things that fits best for luke collins. Based on a nicholas sparks novel, the longest ride is a touching romantic drama. Pegged to the release of 2015s the longest ride, we rank the three wildest sparksian plot twists.
After two films in 2010 dear john and the last song there has been one movie a year since 2012, in the lucky one, safe haven, the best of me and now the longest ride. The longest ride soundtrack oh, tonight josh abbott. The 10th nicholas sparks film adaptation mashes up a college girl meets bull rider romance with the long drawnout life story of a childless war veteran to gruesome effect. I really thought the longest ride was going to be a sappy movie based on a book by nicholas sparks. Overall, the longest ride feels cloying and contrived. Consequently, the longest ride plays like cynical fan service to sparks readers, who, it is assumed, will be content to sit back and enjoy a cheap tearjerker, no matter how mouldy its execution is. The longest ride is one of sparks rare moments where i didnt have the urge to fling the book out the window.
Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller nicholas sparks, the longest ride centers on the starcrossed love. In real life, that last ride on rango probably wouldve killed him. He specializes in romance, and movies based on his works are notoriously mushy. The longest ride is nicholas sparks latest novel and it made its debut in stores on september 17, 20. The flashbacks to the 1940s are also done surprisingly well, with periodcorrect backdrops, houses and clothing, and that was fun and interesting to. The longest ride may not be a particularly good movie, but enough craft and care have clearly been brought to it that those looking for a nicholas sparks fix could do a lot worse. The longest ride is the epitome of sappy predictability. The greatest movie plot twists of all time duration. Love is about sacrifice, or so were told in the longest ride, an undistinguished. The longest ride book and movie are a lighthearted, sweet love story. With the longest ride, nicholas sparks has finally run out.
Were here to talk about the latter, that, indeed, takes place in sparks latest film adaptation the longest ride. The longest ride theatrical trailer video movie insider. Oh course, i have read all his books and have seen all his movies they are all great however, i will say the longest ride is at the top of the list with the notebook. Well, let me end by saying this, the crossroads for their stories was an amazing moment, and the twist at the end had me smiling, guffawing and pining to see the movie. The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects on his true love, in the longest ride. In 2015, it was adapted into a movie starring britt robertson, oona chaplin, and scott eastwood. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the longest ride by nicholas sparks. The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer. The longest ride 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Im currently away from home for work, and ive missed my last two book club meetings.
Basically, sparks movies all look and feel the same and always have but with his most recent adaptation, the longest ride, it finally appears that sparks run out of ideas and is now. It also shows his personality, character traits, likes, and general images describing him. In this novel, ira levinson is in his early nineties when he sets out to fulfill a long standing commitment. It leads to a very nice plot twist at the end, which wraps up the whole movie in a. The films stick to a particular genre formula, but thats part of the fun. The 10th nicholas sparks film adaptation mashes up a college girl meets bullrider romance with the long drawnout life story of a childless war veteran to gruesome effect. The story follows an aspiring art major and a professional bull rider who fall in love, and have a chance encounter. Its not quite on the are you kidding me level of awfulness as the big reveal in safe. You will be held captive to the story of the old man and the young couple. A woman removes her blouse and tight jeans and a man in the kitchen approaches her we see her thighs, bare abdomen, cleavage and shoulders. In reality, they are scifi adventures that unfold in an alternate universe. Retired marshal matt dillon tracks arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s pleasant valley war. What makes the longest ride better than a traditional romance boilerplate is the two love stories.
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