The story is pretty standard trope driven melodrama that Sparks does. If you like his other movies-I largely do!-this one should work for you. The script is better than a lot of the other adaptations because it is missing off-putting elements or ad hoc climaxes that can crop up in Sparks' work. Indeed, I think the blend of romance with family dealing with illness is one of the more competent stories Sparks has put together.
Sadly through, where other films make up for the weaker writing with casting, cinematic treatment this one is hamstrung by the cinematic elements. Cyrus and Hemsworth are ill-matched as lovers. Cyrus is not a gifted actress and the central performance is borderline hilarious. Add in that the film does not have any of the escapist fantasia of the other films and this plays like a lifetime film.
Sadly through, where other films make up for the weaker writing with casting, cinematic treatment this one is hamstrung by the cinematic elements. Cyrus and Hemsworth are ill-matched as lovers. Cyrus is not a gifted actress and the central performance is borderline hilarious. Add in that the film does not have any of the escapist fantasia of the other films and this plays like a lifetime film.