Watching the trailer for Safe Haven I didn’t quite know what
to expect from the movie as it was advertised as being based on a novel by
Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and Dear John. I’ve never seen The
Notebook but there are so many references to it in other movies I know it is truly a slushy one. I did watch Dear John and did find
that uber-slushy! The trailer for Safe Haven did show an element of excitement
in it but I wasn’t sure if this was a minor or major part of the plot, so I
went in with an open mind and …
… I was pleasantly surprised! Safe Haven didn’t play too strongly on the romantic side of things, although the story itself isn't 100% original - we’ve seen similar
stories before and a particular Julia Roberts film springs to mind ;o). It had intrigue, a bit
of excitement and, just when you thought it had played out everything, there
was an added element of surprise. It was that extra surprise that really made
it. So a thumbs up to this one after all, though I’m not sure what was going on
with Josh Duhamel’s hairstyle – throughout the movie I was thinking “Josh,
why on earth are you wearing your hair like that!?!”
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