When a prank on a fellow high school student goes wrong, popular but rebellious Landon Rollins Carter (Shane West)
is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation
in various after-school activities, such as tutoring disadvantaged
children and performing in the drama club's spring musical. At these
functions, he is forced to interact with quiet, bookish Jamie Elizabeth
Sullivan (Mandy Moore),
the only daughter of their church's pastor, and a girl he has known for
many years but to whom he has rarely if ever spoken. Their differing
social statures leave them worlds apart, despite their close physical
proximity.
Landon has difficulty learning his lines for the spring play, so he
asks Jamie to assist him. She decides to help him but under one
condition: Landon must promise not to fall in love with her. He
chuckles at the strange request and doubts that he could ever fall in
love with her. Landon is not attracted to the quiet, conservative, or
obedient girls in town. He is drawn to the pretty, popular, and
outgoing girls.
Landon and Jamie begin practicing together at her house after
school. Landon and Jamie also begin to spend more time together and
begin to develop a friendship. Landon discovers that Jamie’s wish list
of everything she aspires to accomplish in life includes getting a
tattoo, being in two places at once, and being married in the same
church as her parents. One day, Jamie approaches Landon at his locker,
where he is hanging out with some of his friends. When Jamie asks
Landon if they are still on for practice that afternoon he smirks, "In
your dreams." His friends laugh and Landon's smirk falters as Jamie's
face fills with betrayal and embarrassment. That afternoon, Landon
arrives at Jamie's house, hoping that Jamie will still agree to help
him. But she refuses to open the door. When she eventually does, she
sarcastically remarks that they can be "secret friends." She slams the
door in his face when he agrees. Landon eventually learns the script by
himself.
During the play, Jamie astounds Landon and the entire audience with
her beauty and voice. Landon kisses Jamie at the end of the play, which
was not in the script. Landon tries to get close to Jamie, but she
repeatedly rejects him. It is only after Landon's friends play a
malicious joke by making a picture of Jamie into a pornographic one
that Jamie agrees to get to know Landon. After he punches out Dean and
shuns Belinda (his friends who played the joke), he takes Jamie home.
The two pursue a relationship. He asks if she will go to dinner with
him, but she replies that she is not allowed to date. He wants the date
so badly that he goes to her father in the church and asks him if he
can take Jamie out to dinner. Her father says no. Landon asks for her
father to have faith in him. He eventually says yes. Landon takes her
out to dinner and dances with her, something he never did for anyone
else. Landon then sets out to help her accomplish a few things on her
wish list. One memorable date had Landon taking Jamie to the state
line. He excitedly positions her to straddle the line in just the right
way, and when Jamie asks him what he's doing he tells her, "You're in
two places at one time." Her face lights up with joy, as she realizes
that Landon set out to make her impossible dreams come true. One
evening, Landon asks her to find a star for him with her telescope.
When she asks why he is looking for that particular star, Landon
replies: "Because I had it named for you." She embraces him and
whispers, "I love you" to him for the first time.
One evening, Jamie finally tells Landon that she has terminal leukemia
and has stopped responding to treatments. Landon gets upset at first.
Jamie tells him that the reason why she didn't tell him was because she
was moving on with her life and using the time she had left. But then
Landon happened and she fell in love with him. Jamie starts to break
down as she says to Landon, "I do not need a reason to be angry with
God," and she flees.
Landon goes to his cardiologist father's house and asks him to help
Jamie. His father hesitates a bit, as leukemia is not his specialty,
and says that he needs to examine Jamie and know her medical history
before he could do anything. Landon responds by leaving in a huff.
Landon and Jamie make up the next day, by hugging and he tells her
that he will be there for her always. Soon, word gets out about Jamie's
illness. Eric, Landon's best friend who had also participated in the
prank on Jamie, comes and tells him how sorry he is and that he didn't
understand. Later, Dean and Belinda both come and apologize.
Jamie's cancer gets worse until she collapses in her father's arms.
He rushes her to the hospital where he meets Landon. Landon doesn't
leave Jamie's side until her father practically has to pry him away.
Jamie's father sits and tells her that "If I've kept you too close,
it's because I wanted to keep you longer." Jamie tells her father that
she loves him so much and he eventually breaks down into tears.
The next day, Landon comes to the hospital and sees Jamie being
wheeled out of the ward. He asks Jamie what's going on and she replies
by asking him to thank his father for the help. Landon asks Jamie's
father what she means. He tells him that Landon's father is going to
pay for private homecare for Jamie. Landon is stunned, so later in that
night, he knocks on his father's front door. His father answers. Landon
whispers "thank you" and his father hugs him. With all the exhaustion
and fear billowing over, Landon breaks down in tears in his dad's arms.
Landon continues to fulfill various wishes on Jamie's list, such as
building her a telescope so she can see a comet. Her father, who at
first didn't approve of him, helps out. After Jamie sees the comet
through the telescope, Landon proposes marriage with Jamie accepting.
Through this process, Landon and Jamie learn more about the nature of
love. The movie ends with Jamie's death, but only after the couple are
married in the same chapel as was Jamie's deceased mother, the event
that topped Jamie's wish list. Landon himself becomes a better person
through Jamie's memory, achieving the goals that he set out to do, like
she did.
Four years later, Landon visits Jamie's father. It is obvious that
Jamie helped him focus and become a better person. For example, he
reveals he has finished college and has been accepted into medical
school; prior to meeting her he had no plans for life after high
school. He tells Jamie's father that he is sorry he could not grant
Jamie's wish to witness "a miracle" before she died. Her father replies
by saying, "She did. It was you." In the end, Landon remarks that Jamie
saved his life, she taught him everything about life, hope & the
long journey ahead, and how he will always miss her yet that their love
is like the wind in which he can't see it, but he can feel it.
I liked the music. I liked the story. I liked everything about this movie. Some might call it "too cheesy", but its a cute romantic movie and it doesn't leave a sad feeling in the end like most sad romantic movies do. It leaves you a little emotional but the ending keeps you happy still. I liked the songs used in the movie too. Specially the one Mandy Moore sings during the play (Only Hope) and the song during the Credits (Cry). Watch this movie if you can.
is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation
in various after-school activities, such as tutoring disadvantaged
children and performing in the drama club's spring musical. At these
functions, he is forced to interact with quiet, bookish Jamie Elizabeth
Sullivan (Mandy Moore),
the only daughter of their church's pastor, and a girl he has known for
many years but to whom he has rarely if ever spoken. Their differing
social statures leave them worlds apart, despite their close physical
proximity.
Landon has difficulty learning his lines for the spring play, so he
asks Jamie to assist him. She decides to help him but under one
condition: Landon must promise not to fall in love with her. He
chuckles at the strange request and doubts that he could ever fall in
love with her. Landon is not attracted to the quiet, conservative, or
obedient girls in town. He is drawn to the pretty, popular, and
outgoing girls.
Landon and Jamie begin practicing together at her house after
school. Landon and Jamie also begin to spend more time together and
begin to develop a friendship. Landon discovers that Jamie’s wish list
of everything she aspires to accomplish in life includes getting a
tattoo, being in two places at once, and being married in the same
church as her parents. One day, Jamie approaches Landon at his locker,
where he is hanging out with some of his friends. When Jamie asks
Landon if they are still on for practice that afternoon he smirks, "In
your dreams." His friends laugh and Landon's smirk falters as Jamie's
face fills with betrayal and embarrassment. That afternoon, Landon
arrives at Jamie's house, hoping that Jamie will still agree to help
him. But she refuses to open the door. When she eventually does, she
sarcastically remarks that they can be "secret friends." She slams the
door in his face when he agrees. Landon eventually learns the script by
himself.
During the play, Jamie astounds Landon and the entire audience with
her beauty and voice. Landon kisses Jamie at the end of the play, which
was not in the script. Landon tries to get close to Jamie, but she
repeatedly rejects him. It is only after Landon's friends play a
malicious joke by making a picture of Jamie into a pornographic one
that Jamie agrees to get to know Landon. After he punches out Dean and
shuns Belinda (his friends who played the joke), he takes Jamie home.
The two pursue a relationship. He asks if she will go to dinner with
him, but she replies that she is not allowed to date. He wants the date
so badly that he goes to her father in the church and asks him if he
can take Jamie out to dinner. Her father says no. Landon asks for her
father to have faith in him. He eventually says yes. Landon takes her
out to dinner and dances with her, something he never did for anyone
else. Landon then sets out to help her accomplish a few things on her
wish list. One memorable date had Landon taking Jamie to the state
line. He excitedly positions her to straddle the line in just the right
way, and when Jamie asks him what he's doing he tells her, "You're in
two places at one time." Her face lights up with joy, as she realizes
that Landon set out to make her impossible dreams come true. One
evening, Landon asks her to find a star for him with her telescope.
When she asks why he is looking for that particular star, Landon
replies: "Because I had it named for you." She embraces him and
whispers, "I love you" to him for the first time.
One evening, Jamie finally tells Landon that she has terminal leukemia
and has stopped responding to treatments. Landon gets upset at first.
Jamie tells him that the reason why she didn't tell him was because she
was moving on with her life and using the time she had left. But then
Landon happened and she fell in love with him. Jamie starts to break
down as she says to Landon, "I do not need a reason to be angry with
God," and she flees.
Landon goes to his cardiologist father's house and asks him to help
Jamie. His father hesitates a bit, as leukemia is not his specialty,
and says that he needs to examine Jamie and know her medical history
before he could do anything. Landon responds by leaving in a huff.
Landon and Jamie make up the next day, by hugging and he tells her
that he will be there for her always. Soon, word gets out about Jamie's
illness. Eric, Landon's best friend who had also participated in the
prank on Jamie, comes and tells him how sorry he is and that he didn't
understand. Later, Dean and Belinda both come and apologize.
Jamie's cancer gets worse until she collapses in her father's arms.
He rushes her to the hospital where he meets Landon. Landon doesn't
leave Jamie's side until her father practically has to pry him away.
Jamie's father sits and tells her that "If I've kept you too close,
it's because I wanted to keep you longer." Jamie tells her father that
she loves him so much and he eventually breaks down into tears.
The next day, Landon comes to the hospital and sees Jamie being
wheeled out of the ward. He asks Jamie what's going on and she replies
by asking him to thank his father for the help. Landon asks Jamie's
father what she means. He tells him that Landon's father is going to
pay for private homecare for Jamie. Landon is stunned, so later in that
night, he knocks on his father's front door. His father answers. Landon
whispers "thank you" and his father hugs him. With all the exhaustion
and fear billowing over, Landon breaks down in tears in his dad's arms.
Landon continues to fulfill various wishes on Jamie's list, such as
building her a telescope so she can see a comet. Her father, who at
first didn't approve of him, helps out. After Jamie sees the comet
through the telescope, Landon proposes marriage with Jamie accepting.
Through this process, Landon and Jamie learn more about the nature of
love. The movie ends with Jamie's death, but only after the couple are
married in the same chapel as was Jamie's deceased mother, the event
that topped Jamie's wish list. Landon himself becomes a better person
through Jamie's memory, achieving the goals that he set out to do, like
she did.
Four years later, Landon visits Jamie's father. It is obvious that
Jamie helped him focus and become a better person. For example, he
reveals he has finished college and has been accepted into medical
school; prior to meeting her he had no plans for life after high
school. He tells Jamie's father that he is sorry he could not grant
Jamie's wish to witness "a miracle" before she died. Her father replies
by saying, "She did. It was you." In the end, Landon remarks that Jamie
saved his life, she taught him everything about life, hope & the
long journey ahead, and how he will always miss her yet that their love
is like the wind in which he can't see it, but he can feel it.
I liked the music. I liked the story. I liked everything about this movie. Some might call it "too cheesy", but its a cute romantic movie and it doesn't leave a sad feeling in the end like most sad romantic movies do. It leaves you a little emotional but the ending keeps you happy still. I liked the songs used in the movie too. Specially the one Mandy Moore sings during the play (Only Hope) and the song during the Credits (Cry). Watch this movie if you can.
