A Walk to Remember
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Metascore
35 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 180 Ratings

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  • Starring: Mandy Moore, Shane West
  • Summary: Set in the lowlands of North Carolina, this story follows the rite of passage of a jaded, aimless high school senior (West) as he falls in love with a guileless young woman (Moore) he and his friends once scorned. (Warner Brothers)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 14 out of 26
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    A love story so sweet, sincere and positive that it sneaks past the defenses built up in this age of irony.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    60
    West delivers the emotional goods when tragedy strikes in the final reel. If 17-year-old pop star Moore isn't a skilled actress, she's at least unassuming.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Perry
    38
    A movie where the miracles -- and treacly moments -- keep topping each other.
  4. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    Goo oozes without mercy in A Walk to Remember.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 118
  3. Negative: 8 out of 118
  1. CelestineS.
    10
    One of my favorite movies of all time, the story, the message the themes, it was just so beautiful and touching. Shane's and Mandy's acting was perfectly done! Their characters were perfectly portrayed, the emotion, their personalities, the love, the sincerity, the sadness...This movie is their best performance of their careers.… Expand
  2. BenD
    10
    Superb colours, score and storyline.
  3. MovieLonely94
    5
    not a terrible movie, but not that good.
  4. J-Shap
    2
    I honestly find it hard to believe that any sensible person would want to subject themselves to this utter tripe. Full of character archetypes, shameless manipulation, trite dialogue, and contrived drama, A Walk to Remember is unmistakably the work of a hack; a hack thinks this is the only way to write a compelling romance. Excuse me, but I like romances where I feel for the couple because I like them as people, not because they're religious and contrived illnesses separate them. That's how you can tell when a movie does not care for its own integrity, and simply chooses to manipulate. There are no characters in this mass, only archetypes and contrivances.… Expand

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