Reel Preview: 3.5 out of 5 Reels.

Not yet rated; likely PG-13.

In theaters 2/14.

Ok for kids 13+.

Lasse Hallstrom (Dear John, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) directs this romantic drama based on a book by Nicholas Sparks. The story centers on a young woman named Katie (Julianne Hough) whose sudden appearance in the small town of Southport, North Carolina raises questions about her past. She forms relationships with Alex (Josh Duhamel), a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two kids, and Jo (Cobie Smulders), a no-nonsense neighbor. But Katie struggles with a dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her. It’s a Nicholas Sparks movie so, of course, there’s a hopeful message: love is the only true safe haven.