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The Longest Ride
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
2015
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The Longest Ride
Positive Reviews
32
Negative reviews
52
Average Rating
2.3
/5
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2.5
Despite undermining its own better qualities, The Longest Ride still qualifies as one of the best Sparks films by virtue of not including any love gho ..
Av Club
1.5
Director George Tillman Jr. doesnt integrate the two stories particularly well.
Av Club
1.9
The two hour plus Ride, No. 10 in the series, at least offers a few intriguing new variations on the usual Sparks formula of pretty bland people falli ..
Rogerebert
3.0
Not to be flip, but it would be easy to pick on THE LONGEST RIDE.
Common Sense Media
3.0
Appealing performances by a trio of second and third generation Hollywood kids keep this three hankie twaddle more bearable than it deserves, but Ride ..
Variety
2.5
Robertson and Eastwood dont just hold to Sparksian standards of beauty, but have a goofy charm as performers, not just characters from opposite sides ..
We Got This Covered
3.0
Like all of Sparkss stories its corny as hell, but theres an unabashed, old fashioned charm that gradually warms the cockles and moistens the eye.
The Guardian
1.0
One of those rare films whose porn version will have the same title.
The Guardian
1.0
And that means one final ride (the longest ride) against Rango, even if the doctors warn he may never walk again.
The Guardian
1.3
Theres little doubt where Cormac McCarthy bashing Sparkss allegiances lie. The Longest Ride is truly no country for old ambiguity.
1.9
Witty banter this is not.The older tale is more enjoyable (and theres thankfully no room for sorority jokes).
1.5
With only The Age Of Adaline promising to be a demographic threat and that doesnt open for two weeks this Fox offering should enjoy a little breathing ..
Screen Daily
2.5
But The Longest Ride, for all its ridiculousness, comes by its emotions honestly.
Vulture
2.0
But providing the film with whatever emotional grounding it can claim is Alda.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Theres little here to convince the audience of boy and girls special chemistry, and nothing to attach the audience to them, either.
2.5
My memory is not always as keen as it should be, but in my long and rich acquaintance with the Nicholas Sparks cinematic brand I dont think I have eve ..
The New York Times
2.0
While the story wants to pretend its about two fully realized individuals who battle their obstacles and fight for their love, it isnt.
Paste Magazine
2.0
Since they are all near obliged to contain scenes of beautiful half naked people jumping off piers joyfully into lakes, it has those, too.But the most ..
Telegraph
2.0
But this is a Nicholas Sparks production, so of course they make it through and begin collecting art instead.
2.5
Everything in the movie is suffused by a vision of life that is resoundingly and evidently false, but as this vision is not repulsive, but is intended ..
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
The Longest Ride is probably one of the least emotionally manipulative movies from Nicholas Sparks, which isnt saying much.
The Young Folks
3.0
The warm settings are littered with cliches, yet however contrived this tenth Sparks to screen becomes, the emotions and chemistry outweigh the bull.
4.0
Yet for all of the cliches that The Longest Ride seems to require in order to connect with its audience, theres a warmth and drama that actually trans ..
Cinema Blend
1.0
Luke is a guy who brings flowers when he picks Sophia up at her sorority, picks up the check at dinner and picks up an old man after saving him from a ..
Ny Daily News
2.5
Better than average for a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but still pretty two dimensional with an utterly ridiculous ending.
JoBlo
1.3
1 out of 4 stars Title The Longest Ride Written by Craig Bolotin Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda an ..
The Globe And Mail
3.0
A sentimental movie with a message worth pondering about what it takes to keep love alive.
Spirituality And Practice
1.5
Despite the fact that The Best of Me tanked (deservedly, it must be said), Sparks has a devoted fan base that could come out for The Longest Ride and ..
One Guys Opinion
1.9
Welcome to The Longest Ride.Clint Eastwoods son Scott stars as laconic Luke, an archetypal Sparks hero quiet, brave, courtly.
Rogers Movie Nation
1.9
As a romance, a drama, or even a sports movie, The Longest Ride never reaches a satisfying destination.
ReelViews
1.5
10 1 3 / 10 A film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel has become a yearly tradition, with The Longest Ride arriving as the 10th production to use t ..
Blu Ray
2.5
And like a young Meg Ryan, Robertson has the looks of a hot blonde and the personality of the only woman allowed to participate in a guys fantasy foot ..
Tv Guide
3.0
This is fairly naive in its depictions of Jewish life and modern art, though not offensively so; one never doubts that Tillmans heart is in the right ..
Chicago Reader
1.9
The Longest Ride simply spins its wheels until a nice and tidy conclusion that wholly contradicts every lesson about love that the movie preaches.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
The Longest Ride is a fantastical love story Sparks fans will probably love, made more endurable for the rest of us by a cast giving it more commitmen ..
1.9
The performances never rise above the cloying material, though Eastwood acquits himself best, with an affable charm.
Usa Today
2.0
Yet The Longest Ride is a shamelessly sentimental adaptation of a novel by Nicholas Sparks, so normal rules dont apply.
The Times
2.0
Robertson and Eastwood are appealing and photogenic, but their romance is callow and trivial compared to Huston and Chaplins.
News Review
2.0
Review Our Score by Adam Smith Devotees of author Nicholas Sparkss work will no doubt be delighted with The Longest Rides bonanza offering: two milita ..
Radio Times
2.5
Its really a beautifully photographed movie, and the eyes and senses really needed that with this flick as it runs almost two hours and 20 minutes.I h ..
Screen It
2.0
Also Read: Scott Eastwood Joins Suicide Squad Overall, The Longest Ride feels cloying and contrived; the only time its unpredictable is when the plot ..
The Wrap
3.1
The young Eastwood is better than you might expect, though its Chaplin who shines in this Nicholas Sparks romance.
News Day
2.5
Lets just say Sparks works up to an ending thats as shamelessly preposterous as it is predictable.
New York Post
3.0
The most interesting thing about The Longest Ride is the casting of young actors whose families have long been part of Hollywood royalty.
Film Journal International ..
1.5
Much of this happiness stemmed from taking drives to North Carolinas famed Black Mountain College and buying paintings which isnt exactly a good moral ..
The Guardian
3.0
The Longest Ride tells us time and again that love is about sacrifice.
Az Central
2.0
The Longest Ride, based on Sparks most recent novel, takes silliness to the next level.
Smh
3.0
Its way too long over two hours, and feels it and it ends with a completely ridiculous flourish of impossible fantasy that would be lovely if it happe ..
2.5
It runs a long 128 minutes. You have to wade through not just puddles of tears, but also piles of BS.
Toronto Star
3.0
But thanks to the brilliance of our own NHS, it just doesnt translate over here.
Daily Mail
1.0
The Longest Ride never hits the amusing heights of silly melodrama reached by Safe Haven and last years The Best of Me.
Flim List
5.0
The film is an ideal chick flick, date movie and emotional tour de force for anyone who is romantic at heart.
2.5
While the rodeo sequences are exciting with the bucking bull Rango receiving his own screen credit the artificial juxtaposition of these two disparate ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
The Longest Ride wants us to believe that love is hard, human connection fleeting but precious, and that real intimacy is hard won and rare, but then ..
The Film Stage
2.5
But thats not even a criticism with this material; its simply a fact.Tillman has a light but effective touch with his actors.
Chicago Tribune
1.9
Lets just say that the longest ride is life, and if you have love, it can be a portrait of happiness.
Boston Globe
1.5
But keep in mind that The Longest Ride wants you to cry really bad.
Uproxx
1.0
It seems as if The Longest Ride is the latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks atrocity.
The Irish Times
1.3
A Nicholas Sparks movie is like cinematic Jello.It sells well, the number one ingredient is sugar, and theres always room for it.
Groucho Reviews
2.5
The Longest Ride is the latest movie adapted from one of his works.Does it shake up the formula
Aisle Seat
1.5
The Longest Ride knows exactly what it is, and seems to care very little.
Consequence Of Sound
2.0
They just do.Oona Chaplin and Scott Eastwood are undeniably charming The film boasts a cast filled with scions of Hollywood royalty.
Vox
2.8
Its easy to tease a Nicholas Sparks movie. Its harder to admit that hes good at his niche and has a string of 10 films, nearly all profitable, to prov ..
La Weekly
2.0
Itll be forgotten as soon as the credits roll, but its leads Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson show enough charisma here to rise above a risible scri ..
Digital Spy
3.1
The other comes from the cast packed with charming, attractive descendants of Hollywood legends.
Kansas City
2.0
Nicholas Sparks, the author who spawned many squeaky clean romance films, has made his Cloud Atlas here.Thats not to say The Longest Ride is great (it ..
Flicks
2.0
Take the latest big screen adaptation of one of his novels, The Longest Ride.
Film Racket
1.0
In The Longest Ride, Scott Eastwood rides real bulls, but everything else is mechanical.
Wsj
2.5
Jumping wildly between the present and the past, the latest sugar rush from schlockmeister Nicholas Sparks gives us not one but two sets of star cross ..
Patriot Ledger
2.5
The only thing more grating than a Nicholas Sparks romance is two Nicholas Sparks romances bumping into each other.
Sltrib
3.2
Its too long, the rodeo scenes are repetitive, and the ending doesnt really stack up but The Longest Ride will warm the hearts of many with its honour ..
The Film Pie
2.5
Sparks perverse need for love to be perfect even if it takes cancer to make it happen becomes The Longest Rides undoing.
The Dissolve
2.0
The Longest Ride merely serves as a reminder that Sparks cant win: damned if he makes effective trash; damned if he doesnt quite.
Metro New York
1.0
Another cookie cutter Nicholas Sparks adaptation emerges undercooked, seemingly without undergoing redrafts or second takes.
One Room With A View
2.0
Its a film all about the trials of love, but offers up none of the silly fun that juxtaposes them.One for extreme Nicholas Sparks fans only.
What Culture
1.5
This is your standard romantic drama, with a checklist of the genres cliches peppering the films way too long 139 minute running time.
Bowling Green Daily News
1.5
Ill say this for The Longest Ride: It did not make me want to burn anything down.
Lainey Gossip
3.1
The Longest Ride is a picture thats pretty as, well, pretty as a picture.With its misty vistas of gauzy fog draped delicately over lush North Carolina ..
Seattle Times
3.0
I truly believe that those who are outside of the films demographic will be pleasantly surprised at the high level of storytelling.
Fresh Fiction
1.5
However, if youre like me and have tired of this corny, cheesy, predictable formula, The Longest Ride will be the longest 2 hours and 8 minutes of you ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
Far be it from me to spoil the plot, but since this is a Sparks story were required to have at least one death, one scene of shirtless farm labour, on ..
National Post
3.0
But thanks to the scenery, the performances and a rich vein of unintentional silliness, The Longest Ride feels a whole lot shorter than it is.
Sky
1.5
Maybe the heights of ludicrousness that Safe Haven reached and the depths of sentimentality The Best of Me plumbed simply shaded anything even slightl ..
Trespass Mag
3.0
Sparks usual mixture of female self sacrifice, sensitive tough guys, unlikely twists and frequent dashes to the hospital. Its a familiar cocktail but ..
Daily Star
2.0
It takes a lot to bore your easily entertained correspondent but rest assured The Longest Ride has the goods.
Toronto Sun
4.5
And thats what makes THE LONGEST RIDE one of the best Sparks adaptations ever.
3.0
Scott Eastwoods less mysterious than dad. Clints got more warrior, Scotts got more lover. Nevertheless! Scotts very Clinty! Rides the anti Fifty Shade ..
Theepoch Times
1.5
The Longest Ride is a predictable romantic drama, with bad dialogue and a romance lacking the strength to be effective on screen, but in the end, its ..
5.0
And the situation raises some cinematic concerns: Is this too Bergman
Grant Land
1.5
The sappiest heartland hokum squeezable from the novelists formula bottle, this adaptation drip drip drips into a well of cliched sentiment, its last ..
Vue Weekly
1.9
But maybe the most important thing I learned was this: Merely adding an older generation of lovers to a love story does not make your romance one for ..
Miami
2.5
SpongeBob fans children, sober and non sober adults alike will be singing the theme song together by the movies end.
Abc News Go
3.1
The life they build in spite of this complication, filled with art and teaching and an enduring love that all should be lucky enough to experience, is ..
The Film File
3.0
So much of these kind of movies depends on the connection between the lead couple and these two had it.
rachelsreviews.net
1.0
Truly, Sparks Caucasian dreariness is a a force from which nothing, not even passably interesting directorial techniques can escape. A white hole, if ..
Blogs Houston Press
1.5
This isnt me making fun of her looks shes very attractive but more making fun of her energy.
3.0
Its theme of cherishing love when it comes your way couldnt be blunter, but on the whole this is one of the better Sparks movies, with even a neat twi ..
Daily Telegraph
3.1
But this one at least finds moments that feel like real emotions between bits of expository silliness, and appealing performances by all the lead acto ..
City Weekly
1.5
The Longest Ride is a weak sauce addition to the Sparks empire, a little better than last years The Best of Me, but miles below uber Sparks work The N ..
Buzz Feed
4.5
And like their predecessors, they and their co stars Oona Chaplin and Jack Huston succeed in making The Longest Ride enjoyable enough.
Times of Malta
2.0
The Longest Ride likely wont convert any newcomers to the Nicholas Sparks fold.
Neils Entertainment Picks
3.1
But The Longest Ride is pretty darn tolerable and sometimes even enjoyable not just for fans but also for regular people who are, you know, cynical.
Christy Lemire
3.5
Its a tried and true formula that works, and given the right romantic pairing, works wonders. And admit it, you love it.
North Shore News (Vancouve ..
2.5
Alda adds gravitas, its beautifully shot, and Eastwood is destined for stardom, but thats not enough to redeem The Longest Ride.
ABC Radio (Australia)
3.5
The Longest Ride did not convert me to being a fan of romance films, but it did show me that I can enjoy parts of one.Based on the novel by Nicholas S ..
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