The Longest Ride

Name: The Longest Ride
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: April 10, 2015
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Alan Alda, Brittany Robertson, Scott Eastwood

2015

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 10, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Alan Alda, Brittany Robertson, Scott Eastwood

Summary: Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia (Britt Robertson), a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. AsBased on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia (Britt Robertson), a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, The Longest Ride explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love. [20th Century Fox]… Expand

Director: George Tillman Jr

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 139 min

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Empire Kat Halstead

Jun 16, 2015

However contrived this tenth Sparks-to-screen becomes, the emotions and chemistry outweigh the bull. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Apr 7, 2015

Overall, The Longest Ride feels cloying and contrived; the only time it’s unpredictable is when the plot takes a turn so utterly unbelievable that, admittedly, no one would see it coming. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Apr 9, 2015

Coming down too hard on this load of schmaltz — as I said when reviewing my first Sparks adaptation back in 2002 — feels like taking a baseball bat to a sack full of newborn kittens. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 9, 2015

The moment that first letter is opened and its trite, moony expressions of love and pointless (in a love letter) pages of exposition are narrated, the movie turns Sparks insipid. Read full review

Peter Keough

Apr 9, 2015

It tries to bridge the gap between pop culture and cultural elitism, between high art and the common commodity that everyone else buys tickets to see. A worthy goal, but it results in a movie that has none of the virtues of either. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Apr 8, 2015

There’s little here to convince the audience of boy and girl’s special chemistry, and nothing to attach the audience to them, either. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Apr 9, 2015

In the 1980 movie “Urban Cowboy,” John Travolta rode a mechanical bull. In The Longest Ride, Scott Eastwood rides real bulls, but everything else is mechanical. Read full review

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ledaumas

Apr 12, 2015

It's a nice sappy movie, perfect for those of us who want the fairy tale ending instead of the real life ending we usually get. The parallel love stories didn't seem to match at all until the end when the true love lesson is learned. We did like the love story of the couple in the pastIt's a nice sappy movie, perfect for those of us who want the fairy tale ending instead of the real life ending we usually get. The parallel love stories didn't seem to match at all until the end when the true love lesson is learned. We did like the love story of the couple in the past better than the couple's story of the present. But whatever, love is love anyway couples have it.… Expand

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Mo-Pix

Apr 27, 2015

Great film, & cast. I try too see a film a week, first time critic. Some of the best of films get unjust rating, this is for sure another one. Scott Eastwood, was the first time I've seen him act, Dad must be proud. Britt Robertson is on the go.

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GreatMartin

Apr 10, 2015

I was born with, raised on and spent the first 20 years of my life living with, and believing, in Hollywood movies. I believed all young male lovers were handsome (and hairless) and all young female lovers were pretty and both had beautiful, usually blue eyes. Their stories consisted ofI was born with, raised on and spent the first 20 years of my life living with, and believing, in Hollywood movies. I believed all young male lovers were handsome (and hairless) and all young female lovers were pretty and both had beautiful, usually blue eyes. Their stories consisted of meeting, falling in love, having something come along to break them up and, most important of all, everyone lived happily ever after. I knew all older folks were played by first class character actors and everything took place in beautiful towns, cities, counties, States and countries.

The difference between films of yesterday and those of today, like “The Longest Ride”, are that in today nude bodies and sex scenes are seen where in the past all were hidden by fireworks, drapes blowing in the wind, shower curtains, all indicating what was taking place and leaving it to the imagination. Oh yes, in the 1930s to the 1950s men’s chests were shaved clean.

You will either hate or love “The Longest Ride” but you will know what you are seeing before you walk in as Nicholas Sparks books and movies follow a well tread formula. There is nothing new and you know from the moment Luke (Scott Eastwood) sees and hands his black cowboy hat to Sophia (Britt Robertson) what will happen. Here you get two love stories for the price of one because due to circumstances we also get to follow the love story of Ruth (Oona Chaplin) and Ira Levinson (Jack Houston 70 years ago and Alan Alda today) told in old Ira’s memories and letters he wrote every day to his wife.

Just for the record Scott Eastwood is the son, and in my opinion, better looking than his dad Clint was at the same age, Jack Houston is the grandson of John and Oona is the granddaughter of Charlie and daughter of Geraldine.

As in most movies logic has to be checked at the door and in this case whether the 1940s or 2000s it seems Black people don’t/didn’t exist in North Carolina and in each case of the couples both males and females are from different worlds but don’t really present a problem unless the plot requires it.

There are cameos by Gloria Reuben (and, no, I am not contradicting my statement about Black people in North Carolina) and Lolita Davidovich, who are always welcome on the screen.

The younger actors acquit themselves well though Jack Houston seems lacking personality while Alan Alda walks away with the acting honors. Scenes of the mountains, beaches and lakes of North Carolina are sometimes breathtaking.

“The Longest Ride”, like Luke’s comfort food of mac ‘n cheese, is a comfort movie of yesterday.… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

This is a bit cheesy and sentimental but I liked the fact that it has multiple stories within stories (i.e. sub plots). At first it seems like an almost typical rom com/teenage film but I enjoyed hearing the stories from the elderly man that the main characters save from a car accident. IThis is a bit cheesy and sentimental but I liked the fact that it has multiple stories within stories (i.e. sub plots). At first it seems like an almost typical rom com/teenage film but I enjoyed hearing the stories from the elderly man that the main characters save from a car accident. I found it particularly nice to see how close the main characters, adolescents, became to the eldery man. It is certainly a somewhat thoughtful film, even if/though it was too sugary sweet for my personal liking - there are certainly some poignant lines of dialogue, in the script.

There are, obviously, some morals present (about love and perserverance)- as I hinted, it may feel a bit 'holier than thou' but not horrendously so and for the most part I found it an easy, light-ish watch. Not a bad film. Not brilliant, not bad.… Expand

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goncalocouto

Nov 26, 2018

"The Longest Ride" só seria um bom filme se focasse inteiramente o romance de Ira e Ruth, porque, realmente, foi esse um dos poucos aspetos positivos do filme.
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GuilhermeLeme13

Apr 12, 2015

Romance chato e fraco, feito para adolescente, uma enorme perda de tempo para se assistir, falta um pouco mais de tempero na história para ficar mais intrigante.

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MelancholicAlc

Oct 25, 2015

Utterly USELESS sappy and slightly racist melodrama:
t's a great feat, but every Sparks movie is twice as worthless as the one preceding it.
This was even more terrible than anything. It fully deserved the bland main characters: a weak and dime a dozen Eastwood, and the ever so cowardlyUtterly USELESS sappy and slightly racist melodrama:
t's a great feat, but every Sparks movie is twice as worthless as the one preceding it.
This was even more terrible than anything.
It fully deserved the bland main characters: a weak and dime a dozen Eastwood, and the ever so cowardly Robertson.
In "Ask me Anything" she already proved that she can do nude scenes without actually being nude, and here she doubles down on that.

Utterly USELESS sappy and slightly racist melodrama.… Expand

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