Watch a film clip from the Nicholas Sparks movie "The Longest Ride," starring Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson. Photo/Video: 20th Century Fox In the 1980 movie “Urban Cowboy,” John Travolta ...

When it comes to Nicholas Sparks, you’re either up for the ride or you’re not.If you are, you’re part of a Middle American fan club that has supported nine schmaltzy, formulaic, achingly ...

“The Longest Ride,” the 10th Sparks title to hit the screen with a soft, pretty thud, can be described the way Scott Eastwood (male lead, son of Clint, looks plausible in a cowboy hat) ...

This weekend, the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ Longest Ride will be in a theater that’s probably at least within driving distance of where you live. From the commercials, you probably think ...

Instead, The Longest Ride is weighed down by an unnecessary second story that tries too hard, and bullpen full of clichés. Two-and-a-half out of five stars. Sponsored Content by Taboola.

But “The Longest Ride” is as sexy as a rodeo clown and much slower. 0.5 stars (out of four) Watch Matt review the week’s big new movies Fridays at 11:30 a.m. on NBC.

The Longest Ride is expected to open somewhere in the $12 million range, while Furious 7 likely will retain the top spot at the box office this weekend.. Read what top critics are saying about The ...

The Longest Ride, on the other hand, walks right down the middle. This is another pretty little fairy tale designed to tuck the audience in at night and give them a warm glass of milk, but you can ...

No less than the “Harry Potter” adaptations or the “Fast and Furious” movies, the novels of Nicholas Sparks form the basis of a consistent film franchise in which the characters’ names ...

“The Longest Ride,” out Friday, is the latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks book, which means someone will probably die an untimely, yet lovely, death. Given that the setting is the rodeo ...

"The Longest Ride" is a slick, push-all-the-buttons story about a professional bull rider. Which sort of makes sense, as it comes from a slick, push-all-the-buttons professional bull writer.

No less than the “Harry Potter” adaptations or the “Fast and Furious” movies, the novels of Nicholas Sparks form the basis of a consistent film franchise in which the characters’ names ...