
Chick flick that is more realistic than most.

I purchased it, because I had seen it previously. Found it to be heart warming and wonderful scenes that were eye candy.
As a writer, the storyline is in reality 'a modern guidebook for dating' in disguise. It shows to men, that even though the woman you love is with another man. Keep your distance and if it is meant to be it will work out. Additionally, notice how the guy never asks/suggests/tempts the woman into having sex? It was not until the woman (in the very affectionate couple) mentions the desire to have sex. By the way they were acting, I thought they were already having sex. It is just something that a guy would not be reading (out loud) where nurses and others can hear. Besides the woman has Alzheimer's he would not want to offend the woman that may not see him as some pervert.
It is obvious that the writer is a guy. What the storyline also does as a result of it being written by a guy, makes it seem that the guy seems to do everything to make the relationship work. All the woman ever did, was miss him. Or forget him.
The visit with the children seems out of place. The kids asking dad to come home, because it would be wasting his time to continue to expect any improvement in mom. It is almost like the kids were saying forget her, like she forgot us.
Of course, I ask what is the ulterior motive of the kids asking the old man to come home. Dad has had a (mild) heart attack already, then had another shortly thereafter. Presumably died in his sleep from what? Love? It seems that the kids want dad to be the live-in babysitter. After dad had the heart attack, the kids never reappeared to even check on him. The kids never seemed to learn to have love, like mom & dad.
Then there is the implausibility that Alzheimer's patients, and common everyday senior citizens are housed together in the same hospital. If that was so, why couldn't they share the same room? Of course, there was no mention of any subsequent weddings that involved them both. Even though they had kids.
I forget the leading actresses name, but her clothes was outstanding. Something I would expect from a retired actress, not from some wife of a working stiff, as her husband is supposed to be.
Otherwise, if one ignores the glaring flaws in the storyline. It shows a love that stands the test of time. If it could only be that way in life that both members of a couple simultaneously die in each others arms.
If you liked this, I would recommend the movie Hope Floats. Even with the wild antics of many of the characters, it it seems a much better (and more realistic) love story. Now, if they did a "The Notebook" style sequel love story of Hope Floats, it might be more interesting.
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