What's the Difference between Safe Haven the Book and Safe Haven the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Katie/Erin
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Katie/Erin
Portrayed by: Julianne Hough
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Alex
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Alex
Portrayed by: Josh Duhamel
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Kevin
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Kevin
Portrayed by: David Lyons
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Jo (in the book she's aka Carly Jo
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Jo (in the book she's aka Carly Jo
Portrayed by: Cobie Smulders
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In the Movie |
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In the book, Katie never sleeps with Alex, because she doesn't feel right because she's married. Also, while Kevin's search is at a dead end, he ends up having an affair with a girl named Amber he meets at a bar. |
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Kevin lies to everyone he works with about where Erin went, he tells them she's in Manchester helping a friend who has cancer, and they never know that she actually left him. |
The other cops know from the start that he's looking for her.
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Kevin searches for Katie at a carnival, where they are at with the kids in August, and only knows where she is when he spots the bikes they were riding home outside the back of the store. |
Kevin is looking for Katie at a 4th of July parade & finds her at a dance. |
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Alex's store is the 1st floor & he lives with the kids on the 2nd floor. |
Alex & the kids live across the road from the store in a house & the 2nd floor of the store is only Jo's private office.
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The daughters name is Kristen |
The daughters name is changed to Lexie |