
The Vow
2012, Romance/Drama, 1h 44m
135 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams do their best with what they're given, but The Vow is too shallow and familiar to satisfy the discriminating date-night filmgoer. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Paige
Leo
Bill Thornton
Jeremy
Dr. Fishman
Rita Thornton
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Critic Reviews for The Vow
All Critics (135) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (93)
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The film isn't as bad as what it looks like--the Chinatown knockoff equivalent of a Nicholas Sparks movie--but that doesn't mean that those outside the target audience won't find it a painful experience.
August 15, 2013 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
An earnest and occasionally touching romantic drama that sweeps aside the devastating narrative potential of a traumatic brain injury to traffic in a more benign depiction of amnesia.
February 17, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
The film's Nicholas Sparks-style sweet nothings extract as many eye rolls as "aws"; it's a box of cheap chocolates for someone you just met and you're not really sure you care for.
February 15, 2012 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
The Vow is a welcome antidote to cynicism, and a bracing tonic that proves love hasn't disappeared from the film experience completely.
February 14, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
I enjoyed just about every second of it, this story - inspired by a real event - keeping me captivated no matter how many times the script came perilously close to jumping the shark or falling off the rails.
February 12, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
The Vow makes the least of its concept, refusing to acknowledge that a love need not be perfect to merit holding on to.
February 10, 2012
Audience Reviews for The Vow
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Nov 21, 2012A bit gooey but earnestly and engagingly played. Knowing that its based on a true story makes some of the more odd elements easier to accept.jay n Super Reviewer
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Jul 31, 2012Inspired by a true story, The Vow tells a charming and romantic tale. When a couple gets into a car accident, causing the wife to lose her memory, the husband struggles to help her to remember their marriage. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum lead the cast and give strong performances. The story gets a bit formulaic at times, but it also goes in some interesting directions that helps to keep it fresh. Though The Vow plays it safe, it still manages to be an entertaining and enjoyable film.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Jul 01, 2012Overall, not a bad movie. Certainly not "The Notebook", but it was an ok story about a man who never stopped loving the love of his life, for better or worse. I'm not quite sure if it's the presentation of the story, or Channing Tatum's moderate acting skills, but this movie didn't quite move me like I wanted it to...Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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Jun 25, 2012The Vow is sometimes charming and interesting but at other times, has a weak screenplay that's cheesy. In the first 20 minutes or the minutes prior to the crash, the screenplay was at it's worst. After the crash however, I felt the screenplay started to improve but still suffered from the usual sappy love story concept. Rachel Mcadams and Channing Tatum are great together and although they must act as the cliched chick flick characters (nice guy,nice girl), the two add something to the film that other films of the sort lack. Aside from the first 20 minutes, the film is intersting but during the events directly following the crash, Mcadams continuous flow of questions made her character seem irritating. Overall, I think the film suffered from some lack in the screenplay but other than that, The Vow is a good film compared to other romantic comedies nowadays. Favorite Scene: When Scott Speedman gets punched in the face by Channing TatumAnthony L Super Reviewer
The Vow Quotes
Paige: | I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness, to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed, and to share the silence when they are not, to agree to disagree about red velvet cake, to live within the warmth of your heart, and always call it home. |
Leo: | How do you look at the girl you love and tell yourself its time to walk away? -Leo |
Leo: | How do you look at the girl you love & tell yourself its time to walk away? |
Paige: | paige:Are you trying to make me diabetic or just fat? |
Paige: | Are you trying to make me diabetic or just fat? |
Leo: | Can I at least give you an awkward hug? |
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