Movie Premier: Dear John

The latest movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romantic dramas, Dear John, premiered today. The movie stars Channing Tatum as John, a young soldier, and Amanda Seyfried as Savannah, the love he is forced to leave after 9/11. Central to the plot are the speculative diagnosis of John's father, who may have Asperger's Syndrome, and the single fatherhood of Savannah's friend Tim, whose son has autism.

Dear John is playing in the Bloomington Kerasotes, as well as most chain theaters across the country. The film is rated PG-13.