An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John. When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller.

My sister and I really like Nicholas Sparks movies.  We were pretty excited to see this one.  We love Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough so for us this was a win-win situation.

This movie is very much your typical Nicholas Sparks film.  The normally storyline for his films are two people meet, fall in love, and someone dies.  This movie was very predictable but it was cute.  It was very much a normal chick flick, not a ton of surprises.  I thought that Julianne and Josh had great chemistry together.

Overall, this movie would probably be a great movie for date night, especially on Valentine’s Day.

Safe Haven gets bragging rights!

Safe Haven is now in theaters.  It is rated PG-13.  For more information about the movie, you can go to the film’s official website.