A Walk to Remember
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 25, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
14
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
10
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
A monstrosity of a movie that I am all too eager to forget. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
The film is well-scrubbed of anything resembling sexuality, more a nonthreatening fairy tale than the romantic drama it aims to be. Its appeal flies straight to the hearts of 13-year-old girls.
30
SalonStephanie Zacharek
A vehicle for teen singing sensation Mandy Moore. As vehicles go, it's an Edsel. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A sensitively told story of first love that could have been more affecting with a little more grit and without so mawkish a score. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
There's nothing remotely memorable about this walk. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Takes the giant leap from your run-of-the-mill mediocrity into an alternative universe of awfulness. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunRoger Moore
For grownups, this treacle is going to be pretty hard to swallow.
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Audiences who have avoided the multiplex these last few years because of the garbage peddled there are the only ones for whom this overly familiar "Walk" will be memorable. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A love story so sweet, sincere and positive that it sneaks past the defenses built up in this age of irony. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
About as edgy as a cup of Ovaltine, A Walk to Remember is an old-fashioned teen romance so sweet and free of irony that criticizing it feels like taking a baseball bat to a sack full of newborn kittens. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This realist fairy tale of impossible love has a fair amount of nuance and charm. Read full review
25
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Self-respecting filmgoers will find this a "Walk" to dismember. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
A glossy teen-weepie romance that often plays like an inspirational indie skewed toward Christian niche market. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Bill Gallo
Parents wishing to protect their beloved daughters from cliché overload might do well to withhold the old allowance money for a couple of weeks -- until the inevitable bout of Mandymoviemania subsides. Read full review
38
USA TodayMike Clark
Goo oozes without mercy in A Walk to Remember. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. Kim
What saves the film is the chemistry between the two leads. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
It's wholesome as a glass of milk, and as refreshing.
75
San Francisco ChronicleOctavio Roca
A movie for teenagers, and, as these things go, very entertaining. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The audience for this chaste teen romance won't be film lovers, as the movie is sappy and listlessly paced. But it's just the ticket for people who want their movies sanitized. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Basically a prim, desexualized "Carrie," told from the prom date's perspective and featuring Peter Coyote in the Piper Laurie role. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJonathan Perry
A movie where the miracles -- and treacly moments -- keep topping each other. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kevin Courrier
Since the movie has so little conviction, or personality of its own, it's a walk you can easily forget. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Just because A Walk to Remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls. They're willing to buy tickets; why not honor their wits as well as their wallets? Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
West delivers the emotional goods when tragedy strikes in the final reel. If 17-year-old pop star Moore isn't a skilled actress, she's at least unassuming. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Good performances in bad movies are nothing new, but it's sad that Moore's first major cinematic outing scrapes the bottom of the melodramatic barrel.
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