tomnotarnold This was a fun little movie that kept me entertained and all, although honestly I felt that it started to drag on a little bit toward the end. The start of it was good and intriguing but the ending left me a bit disappointed. Don't worry though, I won't spoil it in case you still wanted to watch it. It's shot well and could be a fun little popcorn movie or something to have on in the background, but it's no CITIZEN KANE!

Duha-maniac73 I caught this expertly crafted romantic thriller a few tree rings after it came out (3 to be exact) but this movie has aged better than a Redwood. But it was not a moment too soon. After years of being a journeyman carpenter I had lost my love- affair with wood. Running my fingers down the factory edge of a plank of birch just didn't send shivers up my spine like it did the first time I got behind a lathe. A friend and colleague sensed my creeping disillusionment with my trade coming on like a vicious root-rot. One day he showed up with a box handcrafted from sandalwood with the words "Safe Haven" precision-engrave using a radial saw on the front. Inside was a Blue Ray of Lasse Hallstrom's visionary adaptation of Nicholas Sparks wood-pulp consuming classic novel.Since my Koa wood DVD player was infested with termites around the last solstice, I ended up watching this on demand instead and just acted like I used Larry (colleague) copy. Don't tell him. From the first shot of the Carolina pine at the cabin to the master crafted bubinga beams in Josh Duhamel's office, this thing shook the moths off my love of wood faster than a pallet of cedar pellets. By halfway through the second act I was tung-oiling a stool I made during act one. By the time the final credits rolled I was standing in a pile of sawdust looking at the replica I had made of David Lyon's character's wood-bead car seat cover. I can't recommend this movie enough. Watch it and every day will feel like Arbor Day.

Davis P Safe Haven (2012) is an decent Nicholas Sparks film. I thought Julianne Hough did just fine as the lead, and in my opinion, her and josh Duhmal has good chemistry, not the best in the world, but it worked for the film. Josh did fine in his role, he was a little cheesy in a couple scenes, but overall he was fine. The script was a little weak, it didn't fall flat or anything, but it wasn't what I was hoping for. The twist at the end was clever, I certainly didn't see that coming, and I always love a twist at the end! This movie doesn't hold a candle to the notebook, but it's not a Razzie contender. The sex scene was well done too, it was sweet, loving, had good lighting, and was filmed well. The middle of the movie drug a bit, that's really the main reason the rating isn't higher, it bored me during the middle, and boredom is a big red flag in my book. But thankfully is picked back up a little later. All things considered, Safe Haven gets a 6/10.

tinarox731 I liked this movie a lot. One of my favorite Nicholas Sparks' movie adaptations because I love how true it was to the book. Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough had great chemistry together and Lexie and Josh played very cute kids. When I read the book, I was a little apprehensive of how the movie would turn up because sometimes, the Nicholas Sparks movies are either not true to the book, or are true to the book, but it's just bad ('The Lucky One', 'The Best of Me'), and then there are the Nicholas Sparks movies that altered some of the book scenes to make the movie story better ('A Walk to Remember', 'Dear John') and those movies came out very good. I really like how, when watching, the audience gets a glimpse of Katie's married life and what she did to escape. I also like how, right in the beginning of the movie, the audience sees Katie bursting out of the house frantically; I like how it keeps the audience in suspense of what had happened earlier and what she will do next. The only thing I don't like about this movie is the fact that the daughter's name was changed Alex's daughters name from Kristen to Lexie. Personally, I like it when movies stay true to the book, including keeping the character names the same in the book as in the movie. Other than that though, I really like how this movie turned out. However, even though I really love this movie, I don't think it deserves a perfect score of a 10. I don't know, maybe something about this movie, but I don't think it's a 10. It's definitely a 9, and I wouldn't hesitate to suggest this movie on any night.