It's seems like in all of Nicholas Sparks's books (and the movies based off them), characters fall in love only to meet some sort of tragic end. So why waste time watching the movie when you can just find out who dies? Spare the sap, the movie is just going to make you cry anyway! After the jump, read the break-down of who kicks the bucket:
Message In a Bottle:
Premise: Single mom Fate (Robin Wright Penn) finds a letter in a bottle and tracks the down the author, who turns out to be hunky shipbuilder (Kevin Costner). Paul Newman is in it!
Who dies: The hunky shipbuilder. He dies while sailing in a ship to visit Fate in Chicago... Guess he never heard of a car. Gee, I wonder if he left a message for her?
A Walk to Remember:
Premise: Landon (Shane West) is a local bad boy. He is forced to do community service with a nerdy, good girl (Mandy Moore), who actually does that stuff for fun. The two fall in love (of course), but she has a painful secret (also, of course)... But it turns out for the best, right?
Who dies: No, the nerdy, good girl dies of cancer. But at least Landon is a better person now and has learned that his love is like the wind--he can't see it, but he can feel it.
The Notebook:
Premise: Noah (Ryan Gosling) is poor and Allie (Rachel McAdams) is rich. They fall in love (of course) and kiss in the rain and stuff, but that doesn't change Noah's lack of pocket change. He goes to war and she goes to college where she meets rich, handsome Lon. She almost marries him in spite how hot Noah looks in a rain soaked white shirt.
Who dies: They both do, but they are old. It's as upbeat an ending as Sparks can muster!
Nights of Rodanthe:
Premise: Handsome doctor (Richard Gere) is not having a good time. He accidentally killed one of his patients (oops!) and his handsome doctor son (James Franco) is mad at him. So he goes to a bed & breakfast on the beach in North Carolina during a Nor'easter. There he meets Adrienne (Diane Lane). Adrienne is having problems with her estranged husband (Chris Meloni), who cheated on her and now wants to move back in. It's probably not a good idea to steal a girl from a guy with arms as big as Chris Meloni's, but something tells me these two hit it off.
Who dies: The older handsome doctor dies in a mudslide, after he reunites with his son. Then, Adrienne goes to the beach and sees a lot of wild horses, it's weird.
Dear John:
Premise: College student Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) falls for solider John (Channing Tatum), but then he re-enlists after the 9/11 attacks. While he's away, Savannah gets engaged to someone else and writes him a literal "Dear John" letter.
Who dies: A couple people: John's dad and Savannah's husband. Savannah and John get back together for seconds, only die in a tragic pigeon attack (just kidding about the last part).
The Last Song:
Premise: Lapsed classical pianist turned rebel Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) is forced to live with her estranged composer dad (Greg Kinnear) in Georgia for the summer. While she's there, she meets the hunky Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth), who is totally deep and into saving turtles. I haven't seen the movie, but because it's Sparks, they almost certainly meet on a beach. She also learns to tolerate her dad. But he develops a strange cough. Perhaps he just has a cold.
Who dies: Strange coughs in movies are always harbingers of doom, so it turns out Greg Kinnear doesn't have a cold. He has cancer. And he dies before he has a chance to finish a piece of music he was composing. Naturally, this sparks Ronnie return to music and she finishes his final composition for him.
Still want to see the movies? For the gentlemen, your girlfriend/ wife/ mom will probably like them.
Message in a Bottle.
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A Walk to Remember.
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The Notebook.
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Nights of Rodanthe.
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The Last Song.
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