Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood), a professional bull rider, and his new love interest, Sophia Danko (Britt Robertson) find an old man in a crashed car on a stormy night. Luke rescues the man and Sophia rescues the box full of letters sitting in the passenger’s seat. After hours of waiting at the hospital, Sophia meets Ira (Alan Alda), the man they rescued. She discovers he could not read the letters he wrote years ago to his love Ruth. As Sophia reads them to him, she realizes how similar Ira’s story relates to hers and Luke’s. She turns to Ira for help as she battles conflicting paths and aspirations that tests her own relationship with Luke.

“The Longest Ride” beautifully connects these two love stories separated by time. I instantly fell in love with Ira and Ruth’s relationship as they experience challenges that should tear them apart.

Sophia and Luke’s relationship was unrealistic and predictable, but I’m personally a fan of watching the typical feel-good love stories every once in a while. There were a couple of times I found myself hypnotized by the movie including the bull-riding scenes and the ending, but other than that it was merely enjoyable.

Violence and alcohol comes up in small amounts, but language and sexual content were a bit excessive for a PG-13 movie. Although these ideas appear throughout the movie, they do not ruin the overall theme.

The movie was a pleasant watch. As shown in Nicholas Sparks’ books and other films, love conquers all. I recommend it to those looking to watch a sweet, easygoing love story.