
Variety
Safe Haven offers an unsurprising but not unsatisfying tour through recognizable Sparkville terrain.
Full reviewRomance suspenser based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook). Stars Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages) and Josh Duhamel (New Years Eve), from the Oscar-nominated director of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and The Cider House Rules.
Mysterious Katie (Hough) is on the run, heading for Atlanta, but never gets there. Landing in small town Southport, North Carolina, she begins to put down roots and starts a relationship with Alex (Duhamel), a widower with two kids, who runs the general store on the wharf. But as a wanted for murder police alert is issued with her image, the secrets of her past start to catch up with her.
LessSafe Haven offers an unsurprising but not unsatisfying tour through recognizable Sparkville terrain.
Full reviewWhile none of the elements of this Valentine Day release chick-flick are remarkable in themselves, in the gifted hands of director Lasse Hallström, there is definitely magic at work.
Full reviewThe climactic inferno, which explodes whatever credibility the movie built up, is immediately followed by a cheap, out-of-the-blue supernatural twist.
Full reviewLong on beauty shots, short on depth and seriously intent on tugging your heartstrings.
Full reviewA thriller element that has not been present in earlier Sparks movies is designed to draw reluctant male viewers to see the picture, but they won’t respond with the same enthusiasm as his core audience of woozy romantics.
Full reviewEither the filmmakers were out of their minds, or they must think we're out of our minds to buy into this schmaltz.
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