My friend Liana is a huge fan of Mandy Moore and the show "Once & Again." When she heard about this movie, she started calling it the "Mandy & Eli Movie."
I became interested too when she told me that Mandy was playing a retarded girl whom Shane West falls in love with. I thought to myself, "Can Mandy pull that off? It'd be Academy Award-winning stuff if she could. And it sounds like a meaningful story too."
Liana went to see the movie (she lives in LA) and was shocked to discover that Mandy DID NOT play a retarded girl after all. However, she emailed me and noted: "Christian girl. Retard. What's the difference?" I e-mailed her back and wrote: "LOL. Liana, you shouldn't say things like that. You'll be sentenced to eternal damnation." She writes me back and says: "That's not such a bad thing. Mandy and Eli will already be there after THAT dog of a movie. But woof! Eli was sooooo hot! And Mandy had a voice to die for! I think I'll go buy it on DVD when it comes out."
I haven't seen the movie to judge, but this thread reminded me of Liana. hehe.