The Vow

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The Vow

PG-13

Released Feb 10, 2012

1h 44m

Romance

Drama

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Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) are happily married newlyweds, but their idyllic life together suddenly shatters when a car accident leaves her in a coma. When Paige awakes, she has severe memory loss and doesn't know Leo. She also has a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill, Jessica Lange) and still harbors feelings for a former fiance (Scott Speedman). Despite these difficult obstacles, Leo is determined to renew their bond and rebuild their marriage.

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Critics Consensus

Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams do their best with what they're given, but The Vow is too shallow and familiar to satisfy the discriminating date-night filmgoer.

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Kimber Myers

The Playlist

The film isn't as bad as what it looks like--the Chinatown knockoff equivalent of a Nicholas Sparks movie--but that doesn't mean that those outside the target audience won't find it a painful experience.

Rated: C

Aug 15, 2013

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

An earnest and occasionally touching romantic drama that sweeps aside the devastating narrative potential of a traumatic brain injury to traffic in a more benign depiction of amnesia.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 17, 2012

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Monica Castillo

Boston Phoenix

The film's Nicholas Sparks-style sweet nothings extract as many eye rolls as "aws"; it's a box of cheap chocolates for someone you just met and you're not really sure you care for.

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 15, 2012

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

That hypothetical scenario is enough to choke anyone up, but it’s the true story that inspired The Vow and was brought to life by Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams.

Oct 23, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A paint-by-numbers romance yet it is a paint-by-numbers romance that will work for those who surrender to it.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Rachel McAdams cruises merrily through The Vow as if she's humouring her co-star, the script and the audience.

Jul 29, 2019

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justin b

Why the "based on a true story" thing? I have a hard time feeling that this was actually really based on the couple. If it were they should have changed it a lot. The premise is fantastic, and the execution was weird. The actors do what they normally do. Put with the right material they can perfectly charming. Maybe not strong enough to carry a poorly written movie? And that was what was so frustrating about this movie. If it were written better with more engaging lead characters it would have been a home run. Instead it was boring in parts. How? The concept is so great! I could not help but to be disappointed at the execution during this. I wanted so much to like this movie so much more. In the end it is dull and somewhat forgettable. Dang, what a shame.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Nina H

Pretty bad and annoying

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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A S

First whomever reworked and adapted the story did a TERRIBLE job. First, where were the wedding photos and picture albums? Where was the history for the relationship? The writers were very weak with building backstory. Also, being married the husband has the legal decision about his wife, especially if there has been mental incapacity not her estranged parents. Changing so much of the true information to fit their convoluted idea of this adaption of that real life story was irritating and just downright atrocious. The actors are the only thing that made the movie. But the storyline they created was infuriating rather than endearing. Unless you want to feel pissed off the wholw time don't bother watching.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Yash B

I think "The Vow" is sweet enough to satisfy romance audiences and also give people something to watch as a date night movie. I do think the movie is romantic, but while watching it I felt so fixated on how sad and bleak this situation really is, and I felt kind of mixed about it by the time it ended. The two leads have good chemistry, but the movie never really allowed me to get to know them as individuals and just chooses to focus on them as a couple. I think there were layers that could have been explored here that are simply overlooked, but I still think the movie does a decent job at what it sets out to do. I do think some of the dialogue in the movie is not the best and overtly cheesy, but I also found myself invested in the main couple and was rooting for them. Overall, it may be a movie better suited for hardcore romance fans, but I do think it is something I enjoyed surprisingly more than I anticipated.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Abe M

Awful. Worse than a soap opera from the 70's

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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inta k

pretty sweet movie and story. love wins. and people find way to each other. in a perfect world... :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Synopsis

Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) are happily married newlyweds, but their idyllic life together suddenly shatters when a car accident leaves her in a coma. When Paige awakes, she has severe memory loss and doesn't know Leo. She also has a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill, Jessica Lange) and still harbors feelings for a former fiance (Scott Speedman). Despite these difficult obstacles, Leo is determined to renew their bond and rebuild their marriage.

Director: Michael Sucsy
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Paul Taublieb
Screenwriter: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Jason Katims
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Birnbaum/Barber
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|An Accident Scene|Sexual Content|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.0M
Runtime: 1h 44m

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