oscaralbert Review of The Choice

The Choice (I) (2016)

I've always enjoyed that Boy George song, which begins, "Coma, coma, coma, coma, come, a comedian . . . "

[7/10 · 9 February 2016]

. . . so naturally there's nothing but good things to say about Nicholas Sparks' latest flick, THE CHOICE. This film has all the hallmarks that fans have come to expect from a Sparks yarn. A family of veterinarians mixed up with TWO families of doctors! A womanizing atheist preacher's son! Class conflict, in which the Poor People's Pawn owns a half million dollar speed boat, a private island, scenic beach-front property, a professional degree, and a piece of the family business! The threat of second-generation widowers and second-generation kids Shorn of a parent! A main character's car suddenly T-boned with NO WARNING AT ALL on a dark, stormy night! Sex on the kitchen table! An approaching hurricane which may decide to "pull the plug" when no one else can! A snapshot from Yesteryear which may change everything! Free Will versus PreDetermination! Fiances and fiancées dumping like flies! Pets bringing people together! Quirks of Fate which open Family Size cans of "What If's." Wondering which main character may get a vital organ transplant (and what will cause them even to need one) IF the plug is pulled! Every AARP card-carrying White woman in America must run--not walk--to see THE CHOICE! See it ASAP!