2010 · drama · romance · war
Dear John (2010)
Directed by Lasse Hallström1h 48m2010
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Our read: Dear John (2010) (2010) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · romance · war entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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