Today, Alliance Films’ released the Nicholas Sparks film Dear John on DVD.  Out of the two adaptations of Sparks’ books this year (The Last Song being the other), I personally liked this one better.  The wonderful performance by Richard Jenkins as a man with Aspergers is worth checking out.  We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on February 5th, our consensus was:

 

“Dear John is a nice romantic movie to see around Valentine’s Day. While the storyline is fairly average in terms of a love story like this, Richard Jenkins’ portrayal of Aspergers’, makes this one worth seeing. It is a fine film that succeeds in what it was trying to be. *** (Out of 4)”

 

About the disc:

The DVD comes in a nicely textured slip-cover, and contains the following special features:

• Alternate ending

• Outtakes

• Deleted and alternate scenes

• A conversation with Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried and Lasse Hallström

• And more!

 

Dear John is 108 minutes and is rated PG.

 

Link to our original reviews here.

 

– Erin V.