The Vow Review

Amnesia, the most cinematic form of brain damage, is once again the focus as a young wife (Rachel McAdams) loses all memory of her husband (Channing Tatum) following a car accident in this romantic weepie. It’s a premise so melodramatic it screams true story, but thankfully this is intelligently written and sensitively played. McAdams is excellent as a woman struggling to recognise anything of herself in her marriage; Tatum surprisingly heartbreaking as the decent guy dealing with the loss of his true love. There are a few wobbles into predictability — inadvertent nudity, a troublesome ex — but by underplaying the drama and largely avoiding the obvious, this proves surprisingly emotional.