The Longest Ride
The Longest Ride is a 2015 American Neo Western romantic drama which explores the world of a two couples as it tangles with that of an old man telling his love story.
20 March 1968, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
21 March 1986, Carmel, California, USA
9 June 1964, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 21, 2015
Its theme of cherishing love when it comes your way couldn't be blunter, but on the whole this is one of the better Sparks movies, with even a neat twist in the tale to reward those who last the distance.
April 11, 2015
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.
April 10, 2015
You heard of "Star Wars"? Films based on Sparks' books could be called "Star-Crossed Wars."
December 17, 2015
Unfortunately, Chaplin's brilliance, Alda's funny crustiness, and Eastwood's vulnerability aren't enough to keep this film afloat.
June 11, 2016
Scott Eastwood's less mysterious than dad. Clint's got more warrior, Scott's got more lover. Nevertheless! Scott's very Clinty! 'Ride's' the anti-'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
November 10, 2015
The Longest Ride is a weak sauce addition to the Sparks empire, a little better than last year's The Best of Me, but miles below uber-Sparks work The Notebook.
April 10, 2015
The Longest Ride has as much bull as the 10 previous Sparks adaptations. This is one of the few you can ride for longer than eight seconds.
February 23, 2016
[It] so casually meanders down a cluttered road of clichés that you feel chided for daring to take a single ounce of it seriously.
April 10, 2015
Look, it's easy to laugh at this stuff - that's part of the game, in fact. To buy into these movies, you have to buy into the silliness. But The Longest Ride, for all its ridiculousness, comes by its emotions honestly.
November 06, 2015
The Longest Ride is what happens when a studio exec sees The Notebook and Dear John, and then goes "You see that? Do it again the same, but different."
April 10, 2015
As a romance, a drama, or even a sports movie, The Longest Ride never reaches a satisfying destination.
