(Potential spoiler in reference to similar movies)As many others have pointed out, the movie is quite simple and linear. Yet, in this case, it is a feat rather than a failure. Due to this, the attention of the viewer is never redirected towards insignificant events or characters - everything: every scene, gesture, word and phrase matter. None of them are fillers, which are nowadays so widely used in movies, simply to capitalize on screen time. No. This movie is out to simply tell you this story - nothing else. Take of it what you will, but I guarantee that you will be feeling some sort of strong emotion - whether it be happiness, disappointment, disillusionment, sadness...Yet that is what the movie is really about. Feelings, emotions, thoughts, deliberations... both conscious and subconscious. Seeing the world from a different perspective. Which is another thing worth mentioning. The second time you watch this movie, you will no longer be thinking what you did on the first go. Keith will no longer be the 'edgy and obnoxious kid, whom the screenwriters purposefully over-dramatized to appeal to the younger audience.' Believe me. "Yay, another 10 Things I Hate about you/fault in the stars/now is good" were essentially my first thoughts. (Great movies (minus TFIOS)), but can't really compare oranges and potatoes.) Very well executed and well acted, as well as fun to watch. Nothing to complain about besides the questionable character interactions/the occasional less-than- necessary scene. Definitely one of my favorite 'romances' (if you can call it that, as rom is not the primary focus here); right up there with Jeux d'Enfants. So just do yourself a favour and watch it, preferably with an open mind (as I'm sure this style and type of film doesn't appeal to everybody).

I stumbled upon this movie one afternoon while sick. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, the reason being I am 40 yrs old and this seemed to be more of a teen movie. After watching it I think my age actually plays a big part in why I enjoyed it so much because the movie went deeper than the normal teen drama. It dealt with real life issues. I would recommend this movie if you haven't already watched it. It is entertaining and at the same time it stands as a reminder of what is really important in life. The reason I felt compelled to even comment or write this is because the actor that played Keith was absolutely amazing. I've heard Jesse McCartney's name before but I didn't know anything about him or what he is capable of doing in a role. He was great and I look forward to watching him in future roles.

Take a Walk to Remember, and twist it so that the character with the cancer ruins the life of the other, instead of making them a better person. That's this story in a nutshell.I am not the type of person to write reviews, but this movie was just that bad.Plot: It illustrated what abusive "love" looks like: instant gratification for Keith to be with the person he wanted, regardless of how much opportunity it takes away from her. Keith, lost in his own self-pity about his inevitably short life, drags the protagonist Natalie from a dull but happy life to an interesting but miserable and limited life. The story tries to create a deeper meaning and show that Keith allows Natalie to escape the system (going to college, getting a job, daily grind til death), but the reality is that she goes through a lot of unnecessary emotional turmoil, loses her college scholarship, and Keith dies anyways.Quite frankly, if he really loved her, he would have told her the truth about what was going on with him, not taken her virginity, not broken up her friendships and relationship with someone else, and instead pushed her to go to Duke (or apply for other colleges if she didn't want to play tennis for her scholarship anymore). If by the end, she still wants to be with him until he passes away for mature reasons, then it would've been a sweet story. But it wasn't.Despite the horrific plot, the acting wasn't too bad. It's just unfortunate that the acting built up towards nowhere because the plot was so broken. Jesse McCartney did a great job of playing a psychopath. Woo.

Most of all I like the existential implications of the story. I like how she- Natalie- is saved from a ready-made destiny by her encounter with a boy whose "limit is the sky" (the thanatic, tragic sense of this stereotypic phrase is apparent only later in the movie). I like how Natalie lets herself transformed by her love for Keith. I like her strength to unconditionally surrender to a relationship that is fatally marked by closure even before it starts. I like that her love actually saves Keith as well from his loneliness and anger with the world and gives him a last chance to fully experience the most extraordinary thing that can happen to a human being: love and connectedness.