The Vow

The Vow

Jordan and I watched The Vow recently as part of a typical redbox movie date night. And well, I'm really glad that we didn't waste the money to go see it in theaters when it came out on Valentine's Day. It had its cute moments and parts, but that's about it. It was one of those classic movies where they showed all the good parts in the previews and then the movie itself just drug on and on and on.....and on. Basically, the story line is Channing Tatum (Leo) and Rachel McAdams (Paige) characters get married and they get in a car accident which leaves Paige with a traumatic brain injury and memory loss. Of course, upon waking from her coma, she doesn't remember who Leo is or that she's married to him. She only remembers her life up through high school. So the movie had plenty of heartache and tough times between the two of them with Leo fighting to get Paige to fall back in love with him. Which I can't even imagine having to do that....that would suck and be unbearable.

Anyway, what really pissed me off about the movie was Pagie's family. I won't give away what happens, but basically Paige cut herself off from her family for some reason that we figured out later in the movie. And with this brain injury and memory loss, of course she doesn't remember why, so her parents take advantage of it and try to rewrite her life!!! Ummm, whaaaat?!! Since they didn't approve of the new life she had made for herself and since she couldn't remember her life, they thought they could just start over and make things better. And basically, tried to force Leo to divorce her and drive him away! When the movie was over, I turned to Jordan and said, "I hope to God nothing like that were to ever happen to us. And if it did, that you and my family would do all you could to get me to remember and fall back in love with you." Which of course, he said he would obviously. Then I followed it up with, "but if it were the other way around, I feel like your family would act like Paige's. Take advantage and try to write me out of your life!!!" We both laughed that one off because of course I was half-joking but still...makes me wonder what would happen?? All in all, the movie was a let down. It then just quickly ended with no satisfaction at the end and with me still pissed off at Paige's family. Ughh I hate feeling like that at the end of a movie. And I hate controlling parents and families like that...I'm so thankful my parents cut the cord and let us all live our lives!