The Choice
2016 · Directed by Ross Katz
Original language: English
- drama
- romance
The story
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
What it’s like
Sun-warmed coastal light over salt marsh, sailboats on still water, and sand-colored porches give this one a golden, unhurried look, with easy natural daylight in the day scenes and softer lamplight in the interiors. The camera lingers on faces and quiet domestic moments, and a sentimental piano-led score rises and falls under the drama. The mood is wistful and tender, sliding into heartache, with a warm, familiar romance-novel register that feels like a long exhale on a summer weekend. Pacing is leisurely, with the romance built through small neighborly exchanges before the story jumps across years of big life turns. A couple's bond is tested by betrayal and illness, and the arc follows how love gets bruised, forgiven, and reshaped. Intensity is moderate: some emotional conflict, a cheating storyline, and a serious medical scare, with sexual content present but not explicit, violence brief and non-graphic. Suited to a rainy-afternoon tearjerker or a comfort watch with a box of tissues, for viewers who like Southern romance and grown-up heartbreak that still ends on hope.
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