The Lucky One

 

 

         This is one of the movies I'm looking forward to see this 2012. This is a movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel with the same title. And can I just say that when it comes to romance, he is my favorite writer even if most of his books are tragic. I can really feel the pain and the sorrow of the characters. Sometimes after reading his novels I caught myself creating a continuation of the story or crying with the character who've lost a loved one. It's funny how I feel like everything is real. And just like A Walk to Remember, The Notebook and Message in a Bottle I hope this movie turns out to be a big hit too. I was a bit disappointed with The Last Song when they adapted it into a movie. I remember reading the book during the night and I cried a river over Ronnie's father's death. And I thought the same would be the focus of the story for the movie but I ended up unsatisfied. I've seen Nights in Rodanthe and Dear John too but I haven't read the book so I can't really tell how they did. So for this one, I am hoping for a not too bookish yet not so diverted result. Honestly, I am not expecting Zac Efron to be Logan Thibault. As described in the book, I can see Logan as someone who is older, maybe in his mid-thirties, a bit scruffy, quiet and weird. I think Ryan Gosling would be perfect. Well, maybe I'm a little biased there because everyone knows I love Gosling. But Efron would be okay. I am also looking forward to that last scene in the river, during the flood. I don't really have a clear picture of it while I was reading the book so let this movie show me what clearly happened there. So there! I'll just have to wait until April to see how it is. -C