The Longest Ride
A chance encounter between bull rider, cowboy, and perfect gentleman Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood) and Art student Sophia Danko (Britt Robertson) leads to an unexpected romance until mild tragedy strikes; ironically the couple’s life would loosely mirror another much older couple, Ira and Ruth Levinson (old: Alan Alda, young: Jack Huston and Oona Chaplin). As the couple’s lives intertwine the implications of the power of love reveal all that needs to be known. But will all find solace before it’s too late? 
Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel Director George Tillman Jr. does his best to take some of the most cliche lines ever written and attempt to make something credible; flat out, that part doesn’t work, but, that’s not to say there aren’t redeeming moments to this mishmash time hopping journey, in fact there’s a special sense of charm to the Levinson story line, and Alan Alda’s simple but caring performance seems to have heart. Eastwood and Robertson on the other hand are stuck with some whopper moments that naturally induce the human gag reflex, erp….sorry ’bout that, I just got a little sick to my stomach. Technically proficient, the film has all the bits and pieces of a polished Hollywood romance, but, with the drugstore romance novel scripting it’s hard to give a pass. More of a rental if you’re into this sort of thing, more of a pass altogether if you’re not. The Longest Ride is rated PG-13.