i suspect this board will soon be full of comment from over emotional people praise dear john a a pearl and a rollercoaster ride and all the other vacuous word this film target audience typically employ . i be most definitely not this film target audience and but i do not dislike romantic drama either and as long a they be well make and so here be my objective take on the flick . it be not good . it not a bad movie either . but the plot meander and development stagnates where it should have be move forward ( right around the middle and to be precise ) and and a for the end . it almost felt a if they have run out of idea so they suddenly say and hey and let just film a last scene real quick and put some sentimental string soundtrack over it and and end it that way . even amanda seyfried beauty could not save this . channing tatum too give a good performance and but you can only do so much with a flawed script . speaking of the music and it be unbearably predictably and kitchy . from the smokey voice and irritatingly high pitch female folk singer schtick ( surely choose to appeal to the majority of college age girl that will go see this movie ) to the overused shimmering string and piano combo and it only annoy anyone pay more attention to the film a a whole rather than to his own feeling . the film have a good beginning and the major conflict that launch u into the second act be all promising . so be part of the second act itself and a the story unfold . then the film just drop the ball . beyond that and i would have to give spoiler . dear john be not a bad movie and but it doesn not work a it should either . if you want to see a truly moving film about prolonged love wait to be reunite and go watch notebook and which be truly superb .