Inspired by true events, writer-director Michael Sucsy’s feature debut in The Vow looks rather promising. Its leading couple, Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, have both seen their careers rising wonderfully in recent years, with McAdams getting her big break in Mean Girls and The Notebook that has since spawned so many great performances, and Tatum’s role in Step Up leading on to the likes of Dear John, G.I. Joe, Haywire, and the upcoming 21 Jump Street.
We’ve seen two trailers and two posters for the film already (which you can catch up on here), and now Yahoo Movies have a new clip to share with us from the film, entitled ‘Make Me Diabetic’.
“Paige and Leo are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents, and an ex-fiance she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.”
In this clip, we get to see Leo (Tatum) taking Paige (McAdams) out for a meal, and trying to bring back past memories with dessert. And for anyone interested, the great music in the background, if I’m not mistaken, is the sound of Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly), by the American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck, who releases his music under the name Phosphorescent.
The Vow will be opening here on 10th February, and looks to be the only real contender in the romantic-comedy category for the Valentine’s Day weekend, so hopefully it will see some good business from its target demographic. In the UK, though, Daniel Radcliffe’s The Woman In Black, David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, and James Bobin and Jason Segel’s The Muppets all also open that weekend, so it finds itself facing some tough competition, even if their respective aimed audiences are different. Here’s to hoping that they all do well though, and that the UK box office will flourish with so many films with well-known stars coming out that weekend. For now, here’s the new clip to enjoy. The warm lighting really does set the mood.
