I’ve never read the book, so, I can’t comment on the film adaptation. According to *Steph* the characters in the film, compared to the book, were almost spot on. As far as acting goes I actually don’t dislike Mandy Moore; however, I find her acting in this film to be below average. On the contrary, I don’t like looking at Shane West’s face, but, I actually think his acting isn’t half bad. Overall, this film was better than I expected. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/
