http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_John_(2010_film) " Dear John is a 2010 American romantic drama - war film starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum . It was released theatrically in North America on February 5, 2010. The film was directed by Lasse Hallström , and it is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name . It follows the life of a soldier ( Channing Tatum ) after he falls in love with a young woman ( Amanda Seyfried ). They decide to exchange letters to each other after he is deployed to the war. The movie was filmed in 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina . " Again, this is definitely not a book review nor a movie review. This is just my random thoughts after reading the book last week and watching the movie yesterday. I know I am bit late for this, as this movie was released two years ago and the book was released last 2006. I real...