Of course there is some romance as Jack and Addie end up falling for each other despite both being the proverbial 'damaged individuals', he with his past conviction and Addie struggling to get over the loss of a child.

Now that synopsis for 'Salem Falls' only hints at the cliches but to start with Jack ends up staying in Salem Falls because his car ends up needing repairing and is stuck in the garage awaiting parts. And that, I think, is a problem as I get a sense that already knowing the story stops 'Salem Falls' from coming across like a lot of cliches, or at least coming across like that to start with. That brings me to 'Salem Falls', which is an adaptation of a Jodi Picoult novel, which of course I haven't read. On one hand it means that I am not disappointed when a movie strays away from the book but on the other hand already knowing the story means that gaps can be filled and the whole thing elaborated on in the mind when parts of the story are left out. I often wonder whether not being a huge reader is a benefit or a hinderance when it comes to watching movie adaptations. When Gillian learns that Jack and Addie are close she accuses Jack of raping her with it becoming a witch hunt with her dad leading things. But it seems history may be about to repeat itself when Gillian Duncan ( AJ Michalka - Expecting Amish), a teen who likes to dabble with witchcraft, develops a crush on Jack and starts ramping up her spells.

Not only does it lead to Jack meeting Roy's daughter, Addie ( Sarah Carter - Confessions of a Go-Go Girl), but also Jack working at her diner. It is why he is looking for a fresh start and how he ends up in Salem Falls, well after he was accidentally run off the road late at night by a drunken Roy Peabody (Peter MacNeill) on his lawnmower. Jack McBradden ( James Van Der Beek - Taken in Broad Daylight) was once a popular teacher, that was until a teenager with a crush on him accused him of sexual assault which in turn led to a wrongful conviction.

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