The film isn't as bad as what it looks like--the Chinatown knockoff equivalent of a Nicholas Sparks movie--but that doesn't mean that those outside the target audience won't find it a painful experience.
The Vow makes the least of its concept, refusing to acknowledge that a love need not be perfect to merit holding on to.
Examiner.com
September 16, 2012
"The Vow" might have been a decent film had the filmmakers taken the time to allow the characters to develop, or perhaps even if a better actor was cast in the lead.
As usual, Channing Tatum looks sweet and dull and, in most scenes, slightly confused.
Christianity Today
December 07, 2012
Ultimately the vision of love and marriage that is being presented here is a fairly routine, secular one, that it is love that binds us to a vow and not the other way around.
The Vow presents some fascinating challenges for Leo and Paige, yet without fail the screenplay comes up short in allowing them to overcome the obstacles in their paths.
