The Many Zingers in Reviews of Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride
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It’s Nicholas Sparks Day! It’s Nicholas Sparks Day!
Yes, the wheel of seasons has turned and once more it’s time for a new movie based on the works of Nicholas Sparks. This weekend The Longest Ride, about a rodeo cowboy and a Wake Forest art historian, lopes into theaters. And you know what that means: reviews. I can practically hear the critics sharpening their knives. A.O. Scott of the New York Times, you go first: