DVD
The best of me / Relativity Media presents ; a Relativity Media, Di Novi Pictures, Nicholas Sparks production ; produced by Denise Di Novi, Alison Greenspan, Nicholas Sparks, Ryan Kavanaugh, Theresa Park ; screenplay by Will Fetters and J Mills Goodloe ; directed by Michael Hoffman.
Summary:
"The story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after twenty years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they've never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today. -- Provided by the Publisher.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 video disc (118 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Los Angeles, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, p2015.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks.Bonus features: Tears of joy alternate cut/ending; along for the ride; Commentary by Michael Hoffman; Music, video: I did, Lady Antebellum.
- Restrictions on Access Note:
- LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Caroline Goodall, Gerald McRaney, Clarke Peters, Jon Tenney, Sean Bridges.
- Target Audience Note:
- PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - 14A - CHILDREN UNDER 14 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MANITOBA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARDMPAA Rating: PG-13; for sexuality, violence, some drug content and brief strong language.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, widescreen, 2.40:1 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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- Subject:
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- Genre:
- Romance films.
Fiction films.
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- DVDs for the hearing impaired.
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount Public Library | dvd adult (Text) | 35194014274781 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Yet another tearjerker based on a bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me spins a tale of doomed romance that shifts back and forth between the past and present. The contemporary segments show oil-rig worker Dawson (James Marsden) and Amanda (Michelle Monaghan), a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage, reuniting after more than two decades. In flashbacks, we see Dawson (Luke Bracey), the shy, abused son of a feral criminal, and Amanda (Liana Liberato), the daughter of a wealthy businessman, as high-school sweethearts whose relationship is ruptured by a violent episode that sends Dawson to prison. Now, brought back together through the funeral of the man who took in Dawson and raised him as his own, the pair embrace their former love, but tragedy again intervenes in a staggeringly mawkish twist. Director Michael Hoffman's The Best of Me features all of the familiar elements of the Sparks formula, from cardboard characters to inane plotting and soap-operatic dialogue, sprinkled with pseudo-profound observations about life and love. It's the sort of cloying junk that gives chick flicks a bad name, made worse by the fact that there is almost no physical similarity between the younger and older versions of the lead characters. Not recommended. (F. Swietek) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2015.