Musical theater can be a sucker for a romantic tale, whether it's about obsessive devotion, idealized passion, or lost loves. "The Notebook," based on Nicholas Sparks' bestselling, 1996 debut novel, has elements of all three " but they're thinly rendered here in this Hallmark movie of a musical, awash in sentimentality and drenched in wistful longings and wish fulfillment. The huge fanbase of the romance novel and th…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 08:20AM on March 15, 2024