The Vow [Includes Digital Copy]

Director: Michael Sucsy Michael Sucsy

Overview

A husband endeavors to win back his new bride's heart after she loses her memory in a tragic car accident in this romantic drama starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/08/2012
UPC:	0043396398177
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	37,370

Special Features

Deleted Scenes; Gag Reel; Director's Commentary

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rachel McAdams	Paige
Channing Tatum	Leo
Jessica Lange	Rita Thornton
Sam Neill	Bill Thornton
Wendy Crewson	Dr. Fishman
Tatiana Maslany	Lily
Lucas Bryant	Kyle
Scott Speedman	Jeremy
Joey Klein	Josh
Joe Cobden	Jim
Jeananne Goossen	Sonia
Dillon Casey	Ryan
Shannon Barnett	Carrie
Lindsay Ames	Shana
Kristina Pesic	Lizbet
Brittney Irvin	Lina,Actor
Sarah Carter	Diane
Angela Vint	Nurse
Rachel Skarsten	Rose
Bill Turnbull	Funky Clerk
Dharini Woollcombe	Receptionist
Rosalba Martinni	Bakery Lady
Jeff Authors	Professor
Roland Rothchild	Worker
Jonathan Psaila	Mikey
Michael Brook	Composer
Rachel Portman	Composer
Jessica McNamee	Actor
Shannon Edwards	Water Taxi Commuter
Kevin Kirkham	Wedding Guest
Candy Vegas	Rita Thornton

Technical Credits

Marc Silverstein

Jason Katims

Abby Kohn

Stuart Sender

Michael Sucsy	Director
Marc Silverstein	Screenwriter
Jason Katims	Screenwriter
Abby Kohn	Screenwriter
Paul Taublieb	Producer
Jonathan Glickman	Producer,Director
Roger Birnbaum	Producer
Gary Barber	Producer
Austin Hearst	Executive Producer,Producer
Susan Cooper	Executive Producer
J. Miles Dale	Executive Producer,Producer
Tim Chau	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound Effects
Amanda Mackey	Casting
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting
Robin D. Cook	Casting
Dennis Chapman	Production Manager
Clay Weber	Sound Editor
Nils C. Jensen	Sound Editor
Nancy MacLeod	Sound Editor
Stephanie Flack	Sound Editor,Sound Effects
Rick Forsayeth	Stunts
Tim Barraball	Special Effects Supervisor
Angela Mastronardi	Script Supervisor
Glen Gauthier	Sound Mixer
Stuart Sender	Screenwriter
Cassidy Lange	Producer
Rebekah Rudd	Producer
Keith Acheson	Special Effects
Bob Beher	Sound Effects
David Lee Fein	Sound Effects
David E. Fluhr	Sound Effects
Jamie Baxter	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

The Vow is the story of an urban hipster couple, sculptor Paige (Rachel McAdams) and music producer Leo (Channing Tatum), dealing with the trauma of memory loss as the result of a serious car accident, and how said memory loss affects their relationships with each other and the people around them. The film was directed by Michael Sucsy and loosely based on a real-life couple, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter -- wife Krickitt never fully regained her memory, but the couple are still married and have two children. The premise is promising and surpasses the usual formula of boy-meets-girl with its surprising restraint and heartfelt moments. McAdams shines as a woman trying to recognize herself in the wake of a disorienting experience, and Tatum puts aside his macho persona and gives an impressively heartbreaking performance as a genuinely nice guy who tries to win back his true love. The film does have its weaknesses, like the fact that the only years Paige forgets as a result of her injury are the ones she spent with Leo, and there are a few too many cheesy exchanges, but as far as romantic comedies are concerned, The Vow manages to reach a certain level of emotional depth that is rarely achieved in the genre. The story centers on a young couple whose relationship is put to the test when a car accident seriously injures Paige and leaves her in a coma. When she wakes up with severe memory loss, she doesn't remember Leo and, despite his efforts to make her fall in love with him again, she doesn't recover her feelings for him. To complicate things further, Paige believes that she is close to her estranged parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange) and that she is still in love with her ex-fiancé Jeremy (Scott Speedman). Although Leo's friends and family advise him to move on with his life, he decides to fight to win back Paige's heart. Initially, the story is intriguing and touches on the capacity of the human memory to be both fascinating and horrifying. It also builds to a climax that's very romantic and moving, yet the film is a little lopsided in the sense that the story is largely told from Leo's point of view, while it downplays what Paige is going through. Her tragedy is the more interesting aspect of the movie, but screenwriters Abby Kohn, Mark Silverstein, and Jason Katims displace the human-interest potential with a gooey rom-com sensibility. Still, this syrupy romance will appeal to the legions of Rachel McAdams fans who loved her in The Notebook, as well as fans of Channing Tatum who loved him in Dear John, which makes them both graduates of the Nicholas Sparks school of romantic comedies.