Movie Review: The Vow

Have you guys watched The Vow? The Vow is one of my favorite romantic drama films, starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. The story tells about the struggles of a man trying to survive when his wife lost all her memories after the car accident that they have been through. The Vow is actually based on the actual relationship of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, who wrote a book about their marriage, also known as The Vow.

Like the other romantic drama films, The Vow story begin when Leo (Tatum) meet Paige (McAdams). They like each other, and the relationship between Leo and Paige went well and finally they decided to get married. However, the wonderful story of their marriage didn’t last long. Not long after they married, they had a car accident. Luckily, Leo didn’t have severe injuries. But unfortunately Paige had brain trauma which erased memories of her romance with Leo as well as they recent marriage.

Leo had promise to be faithful in whatever condition he might through with Paige, Leo determined to take care of Paige until she get her memories back. But of course, it’s not easy. Paige’s parent (Bill and Rita) came and tried to take Paige away with a reason that it would be better to get back to her family. At the same time, Paige’s memories is still retained that she loved Jeremy, her ex when she was in college.


Leo had tried so many ways to make Paige fall in love to Leo again but it didn’t work out. And in the afternoon at the store, she meets an old friend who, unaware of her amnesia, apologizes for having had a relationship with Paige's dad, thus alerting Paige as to why she had left her family. When she confronts her mother about this, Rita tells her that she decided to stay with Bill for all the things he had done right instead of leaving him for one wrong act. Paige then asks Leo why he never told her, and he replies he wanted to earn her love instead of driving her away from her parents.


As seasons change, Leo, in a voiceover, talks about "moments of impact and ripple effects where some particles are brought closer and some are spun off into great adventures". Back in her room, Paige finds the menu card on which she had written her vow and is deeply moved. The movie ends with Paige waiting for Leo at their regular Cafe Mnemonic and going with him to try a new place instead of their regular alternative, a Cuban place.