Set Fire to the Third Bar

As much as I say I'm not, I really am a sucker for a good romance movie. When I came home over winter break I read Dear John by Nicholas Sparks.  So when I saw the first preview for the movie I was ecstatic.  I think what gets me most is the song "Set Fire to the Third Bar" by Snow Patrol.  And by now it has been playing on repeat on youtube for days at a time.  But since money is tight right now, I probably won't be able to get to see it in theaters.  I'm really hoping that once I do get to see it, that I'm not dissapointed.  Usually books-to-movies are not as great as the original works themselves.  This is probably because I can imagine and create how the story flows in my own head.  I can imagine what the houses look like and even the faces of the characters.  While I'm not going to complain about having to watch Channing Tatum on the screen for 90 minutes, I certainly would not have chosen him as the actor to play John.  I was thinking more someone like a younger Matt Damon.  And whenever I see Amanda Seyfried I can't help but think of the girl from the Amanda Show in The Girls Room that always said, "I like eggs...".  As fas as IMDB is concerned, that wasn't her so I don't know why I keep thinking that.  But she was in Mean Girls and played a stupid girl.  Going to this serious role is quite a change for her so I guess that's why I'm commenting on it.  If any of you have seen it or read the book, let me know!