The Vow
Short description
Paige and Leo are a young married couple whose life together is interrupted when a car accident leaves Paige in a coma. When she wakes, the last five years of her life are gone from her memory. She does not recognize Leo as her husband, and she believes she is still engaged to Jeremy, a businessman from her past. As Paige tries to make sense of a life she cannot recall, her parents take an active interest in her recovery, while Leo sets out to win her again, starting over as though they had just met.
The film was directed by Michael Sucsy, following his 2009 debut Grey Gardens and preceding Every Day in 2018. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Jason Katims wrote the screenplay, and the cast includes Rachel McAdams as Paige, Channing Tatum as Leo, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Jessica Lange and Tatiana Maslany. Made for about 30 million dollars, it took in roughly 196 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget.
On IMDb it holds 6.8 from about 213,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 7.2 from a much smaller group of around 4,300 voters. A film critics' rating of 5 out of 10 from 132 reviews places it below both audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- "The Vow" is based on the true story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter. In September 1993, ten weeks after their wedding, the couple was involved in a car accident. Krickitt couldn't remember her husband. After a medical examination, it was discovered that 18 months of her life had been erased from her memory – the 18 months during which she met, fell in love with, and married Kim. Kim did not give up, even when he no longer saw the warmth in his beloved's eyes that he himself felt. The couple was deeply religious, and Kim claims that faith in Christ helped them through this ordeal.
- Julia Roberts was initially considered for the lead role, but the producers decided it would be better if the main characters were younger.
- Channing Tatum recounted in an interview that in the scene where he walks completely naked in front of the character played by Rachel McAdams, he wore a prosthetic of an incredibly large size. This was done to achieve a realistic and unforced reaction from the actress. Judging by all accounts, the plan worked.
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