alex pettyfer and gabriella wilde together

#Alex pettyfer and gabriella wilde together movie

#Alex pettyfer and gabriella wilde together movie

That either says something about the movie or the fact that it's been more than 30 years and my brain is too crowded with the thousands of other movies I've seen since then. REVIEW: I probably saw the original 1981 'Endless Love,' starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt as the young lovers, but quite honestly, I can't remember it. SYNOPSIS: Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde star in this remake about a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by her dad, who tries to keep them apart. Genre: Drama, Romance, Remake, Based on a BookĬast: Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood, Joely Richardson, Robert Patrick As David insinuates himself further with these folks-in a sweet and hunky way, rather than a dark and stalky way-something clearly has to give.MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief partial nudity, some language and teen partying His overprotectiveness also stems from his continued grief over the loss of Jade's superstar older brother a few years back.īut the rest of the family welcomes David in Jade's mother ( Joely Richardson) and older brother ( Rhys Wakefield) both experience much-needed emotional awakenings at the sight of Jade reveling in her first love. Sparks fly instantly and the two become inseparable for the rest of the summer, to the vocal disapproval of Jade's snobbish dad. The night of their high school graduation, David and Jade meet cute at the swanky restaurant where David works as a valet alongside his wisecracking best friend (a likable Dayo Okeniyi). Jade is a wealthy, sheltered and studious girl with plans to attend Brown University in the fall and become a cardiologist like her father ( Bruce Greenwood).

David is a smart, decent, blue-collar guy who's happy to go into business with his father ( Robert Patrick) as a mechanic rather than apply to college.

Now, instead of an age difference, there's a class difference. (Also missing this time around: the small role of the wild-eyed arsonist played by a young Tom Cruise in mercilessly short Daisy Dukes.) Some of the basic details and visual touchstones are in place, but Feste (' Country Strong') and co-writer Joshua Safran have reconfigured this story entirely-and, notably, omitted the Oscar-nominated Lionel Richie-Diana Ross theme song which was such a ubiquitous hit on radios and prom dance floors alike.

But the sense that something vital is at stake is woefully lacking. Pettyfer and Wilde look lovely together-although they're both in their mid-20s playing 17-year-olds, and it shows-and they do enjoy some real chemistry throughout their flirtatious, falling-in-love stage. Not that the original was all that great to begin with a six-time Razzie Award nominee, it was screechy, melodramatic and over-acted, with an awkwardly flat lead performance from Brooke Shields. In short, director and co-writer Shana Feste has remade 'Endless Love' but she's taken out all the crazy.