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Message in a Bottle

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Message in a Bottle (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 33 Fresh: 10  Rotten:23 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins
Synopsis:
The story of a long distance love connection that is made when Penn, a Chicago journalist, discovers a love letter that Costner, a widowed sailboat repairer, let drift into the ocean. She quickly tracks him down and an honest bond forms between the two. When he discovers that she hasn't been... [More]
The story of a long distance love connection that is made when Penn, a Chicago journalist, discovers a love letter that Costner, a widowed sailboat repairer, let drift into the ocean. She quickly tracks him down and an honest bond forms between the two. When he discovers that she hasn't been entirely honest with him, the betrayal threatens to ruin what has been, so obviously up to this point, a wonderful, romantic thing. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas

Director: Luis Mandoki
Screenwriter: Gerald Di Pego
Producer: Kevin Costner, Denise Di Novi, Jim Wilson
Composer: Gabriel Yared

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Feb 1, 2000

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Leaves one feeling empty.

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10/15/02 08:05 AM
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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If only Costner could be cast out to sea like a bottle.

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08/08/02 04:45 AM
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03/05/02 08:04 AM
Jamie Graham
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Paul Newman as a cantankerous old man steals this movie with his character's endearing forthrightness.

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02/28/02 12:05 PM
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05/11/01 06:40 PM
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Tolerate the silly and swoony story and allow yourself to drift away in the gorgeous Caleb Deschanel photography.

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04/28/01 09:36 PM
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