What did you think of The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride is a romantic drama movie from the United States written by Craig Bolotin and directed by George Tillman Jr.. Based on Nicholas Sparks' 2013 novel of the same name, the film stars Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist, Lolita Davidovich, and Gloria Reuben. Introduced by Twentieth Century Foxthis year, the motion picture made thirteen million dollars in in its first weekend of opening. Retired bullrider Luke (Scott Eastwood) and university student Sophia (Britt Robertson) are in love, yet conflicting decisions and plans threaten to tear them apart: Luke, the bullrider desires to make a comeback in the world of rodeo, and Sophia is going to embark on her ultimate job in New York City's art world. As the lovers give some thought to their romantic future, they find motivation from Ira (Alan Alda), an elderly gentleman whose decades-long love with his much loved spouse survived the trials and tribulations of life. Critical reviews for the film were varied. Here are several of the prominent variations: The Hollywood Reporter gives a balanced critique, saying that ‘With regards to Nicholas Sparks, the writer, you are either up for the ride or you're not. For anybody who is, you are part of an American fan club which has loyally backed 9 lovey-dovey, formula-driven, hugely well intentioned movie variations of the books. If you aren't, well, this movie will seem like one of the most drawn out hundred and twenty eight minutes of your entire life. Mark Kermode, the film critic at the Observer was a supporter of the film stating ‘The same as all of Nicholas Sparks's narratives it’s corny as hell, but there is an unrepentant, old-fashioned charm that increasingly moistens the eye and warms the cockles. Robertson and Eastwood are cutely powerful as the mismatched pair, whilst Alda squeezes grouchy emotion through every cheesy line. Peter Prahl, lifestyle and fashion blog writer was a fan of the film, stating ‘The Longest Ride was terrific and I would suggest it to just about everyone, but undoubtedly for all those in the world who are keen on chick flicks. It felt very much like Dear John!’ Rotten Tomatoes allowed the movie a thirty one percent ranking and its audience's score was 74%. The evaluators consensus was that ‘The Longest Ride is a lot less sneaky than the average Nicholas Sparks film, but it's still sickly sweet and massively contrived, not that this will make a difference to the target viewer.’ Alonso Duralde of The Wrap magazine said that the fans of the director and writer's soppy standards, ‘that frequently contain manly men wearing distressed flannel t shirts and driving weathered pickup trucks, bright-eyed women with brains and careers though lacking a manly man in said flannel shirt to make their lives complete - will love the motion picture, however the rest of mankind may find all this less than appealing’.