Ambiguous impressions
"Diary of Memory" is already considered a classic of the romantic genre, almost at the level of "Bodyguard" with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. At least this is the impression I got after the same type of positive reviews and enthusiastic sighs about this film. The film was shot on bestseller Nicholas Sparks, which means it must meet my expectations, I decided. For the most part this author has very, very touching love stories. But in the case of his most famous work, the “Diary of Memory,” something went wrong. And from the first frames.
The plot unfolds in South Carolina shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. Poor boyfriend Noah falls in love with a well-to-do girl Ellie and in every possible way tries to attract her attention and achieve reciprocity. Classics of the genre, the most beaten plot in the cinema. But it can be deployed in very different ways. The story of their love made no impression on me. The completely emotionless Noah, performed by Ryan Gosling unloved by me, made me extremely annoyed - it was impossible to fall in love with him. He is not alive at all. There is nothing charisma, no special intelligence, no fantasy in the development of relationships, and he has an amateur appearance. Ellie performed by Rachel McCadams is a typical fool, and therefore also does not cause any positive emotions. It was frankly boring to watch the development of their relationship.
The parallel line of the film caused me completely different emotions, where the grandfather, who lives in a nursing home, every day gets to meet his grandmother, who suffers from memory loss. His love for her causes incredible emotions. Day after day, he tries to please her again, cares for her and reads her favorite book. Every day they experience the first meeting and the birth of feelings for each other, and every evening she hurts him, forgetting and driving him out of his room as a stranger. This part of the story is gorgeous, and it was for her that the film received 7 points from me. The finale is absolutely amazing, I did not expect the film to bring me to tears. I recommend for viewing, even despite the specified minuses at the beginning of the review.
7 out of 10
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