The original "Endless Love" movie was trashed by many critics for not being very faithful to Scott Spencer's acclaimed novel, but placed next to this (supposed) remake, it comes across as pretty provocative and daring. As you might have guessed by that last statement, this remake strips everything controversial out of the original story. For example, while the novel and the original movie concerned underaged teenagers in a forbidden romance, the youths in this remake have just graduated from high school - which kind of takes the "forbidden" out of the romance. The story has been heavily rewritten so that it's now instead another tired retelling of an uppercrust father who doesn't want his precious daughter hanging around with a working class youth - yes, you've seen it all before. Even the climax (involving a fire) is clichéd and predictable If you really want to see this old story again, you'll find that this is a professionally produced version. But the only fresh element to be found is the performance of Robert Patrick, who's pretty good in his supporting role.
Review of Endless Love
