{"id":2205,"date":"2010-07-30T03:08:34","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T08:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2010-07-29T14:03:05","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T19:03:05","slug":"christian-movie-review-dear-john-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/2010\/07\/30\/christian-movie-review-dear-john-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTIAN MOVIE REVIEW:  Dear John (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ag-colorbox alert\"><p>Two words describe this movie:  \"COMPLETE TRASH.\"  There is a reason why \"Dear John\" did not linger long at the theaters, and was rushed to DVD sales.  Though seen my some people as a harmless diversion for teenage girls, this film's moderately trashy content really disqualifies \"Dear John\" from even a conditional recommendation.<\/p><\/div><ul>\n<li><b>GENRE:<\/b>  Sappy Romance <\/li>\n<li><b>ACTORS:<\/b>  Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, D.J. Cotrona, Cullen Moss, Scott Porter, Gavin McCulley, Jose Lucena Jr., Leslea Fisher<\/li>\n<li><b>RATING:<\/b>  PG-13<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Movie-Dear-John.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Movie-Dear-John-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Dear John\" title=\"Movie Dear John\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Movie-Dear-John-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Movie-Dear-John-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Movie-Dear-John.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li><b>PARENTAL NOTE:<\/b>  A PG-13 implies to many parents that this film is suitable for teenagers.  In this case, I don&#8217;t agree.  As detailed below, this movie pushes a fairly trashy theme, even for those who are not put off by the sappy story line.  Limited cursing and brief nudity.<\/li>\n<li><b>INTENDED AUDIENCE:<\/b>  If you like the <i>Twilight<\/i> movies, or most any movie with the word, &#8220;Princess&#8221; in it, then <i>Dear John<\/i> is aimed toward you.  This movie is intended for teenage girls, who apparently swoon <i>en masse<\/i> at the sight of Channing Tatum&#8217;s bare chest.  His bare chest is on display for quite a bit of the film.  I don&#8217;t agree that the movie is appropriate for even this group.<\/li>\n<li><b>GENERAL PLOT:<\/b>  (No spoilers, <i>although the title to this movie is something of a spoiler<\/i>)  Boy meets girl at the beach.  They fall in hopelessly in love during their two weeks together.  Boy goes off to war.  They exchange letters.<\/li>\n<p>  <!--more--><br \/>\n<object width=\"250\" height=\"193\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/NLkTKkNXDp4&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0xe1600f&#038;color2=0xfebd01\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/NLkTKkNXDp4&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0xe1600f&#038;color2=0xfebd01\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"250\" height=\"193\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"22\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<li><b>REVIEW:<\/b>  First of all, I need to explain why I am reviewing a sappy romance movie.  <i>Dear John<\/i> is really not my cup of tea.  It was recommended by one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/2010\/07\/09\/christian-movie-review-carriers-2009\/comment-page-1\/#comment-131\">original founders<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/men\/\">Christian Men&#8217;s Breakfast group<\/a>.  Which proves again, that one ought not believe EVERYTHING that one hears.  OK, about the sappy premise, as expressed in the <i>GENERAL PLOT<\/i> section of this review&#8230;  The story is trite and worthless, to be sure.  But I admit that lots of people enjoy mindless fluff in a movie.  Frankly, I personally object to the fact that a movie supposedly about a member of the Army&#8217;s &#8220;Special&#8221; Forces, only portrays a couple of combat related kills.  Also, there are no zombies in this movie, nor any psychopathic killers.  Admittedly these shortcomings are also a matter of personal taste.  My real objection is the way in which the relationship between the main characters veers in an &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; direction.  A movie which portrays sin as wholesome and normal, does more harm than a movie which portrays immoral behavior without pretending that sin is anything but sin.  This is especially true, when the target audience is approximately teenagers.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-2205-1' id='fnref-2205-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(2205)'>1<\/a><\/sup>   Although I hesitate to nit-pick the small points of a movie, I&#8217;m uneasy about the killing off of one of the character&#8217;s spouses to make room for &#8220;true love.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><b>RECOMMENDATION:<\/b>  This film does look like it was produced by professional film makers (add one star), and it arguably has a plot, such as it is (add one star).  However, for all the reasons set out in this review, I have to subtract so many stars that this movie should really have a <i>negative rating.<\/i>  As it is, zero (0) stars is the lowest I can rate this movie, which is actually giving <i>Dear John<\/i> undeserved credit.  This film is worthless, and trash.  Don&#8217;t waste your time.<\/li>\n<li><b>RATING (out of 5 stars):<\/b>  <span class=\"rating\"><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><\/span>  zero stars!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ag-colorbox info\">\n<h4>MOVIE RATING SYSTEM:<\/h4>\n<p>Start with zero (0) out of five (5) possible STARS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add one STAR if it looks like the movie was made by professional film makers&#8211;not 4 or 5 guys with a camcorder.<\/li>\n<li>Add one STAR if the film has a story, theme or plot (optional for horror and\/or zombie movies); or if the movie makes any sense. <\/li>\n<li>Add additional STARS for special effects, acting, good moral message(s), realistic zombies, scariness, interesting theme or plot and the like.<\/li>\n<li>Subtract STARS for extreme bad acting, COMPLETELY awful themes\/messages, overall INCREDIBLE trashiness, graphic and persistent lewdness, and the like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> FOOTNOTES:<\/p>\n<div class='footnotes' id='footnotes-2205'>\n<div class='footnotedivider'><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li id='fn-2205-1'>  If you have read my other Christian Movie Reviews, you know that I have highly recommended other movies which have far more inappropriate situations than in <i>Dear John<\/i>.  Is this a double standard?  Well, it is a different standard for sure.  Movies directed to adults (e.g. horror, zombie) should be judged differently than movies which target children and\/or teenagers.  I&#8217;m working on a separate article on this topic.  I&#8217;ll link this review to the article, when it is posted. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-2205-1'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(0 stars) This movie is intended for teenage girls, who apparently swoon <i>en masse<\/i> at the sight of Channing Tatum&#8217;s bare chest.  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