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Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

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Reviews Counted:126

Fresh:39

Rotten:87

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Derivative and schmaltzy, Nicholas Sparks' Nights in Rodanthe is strongly mottled by contrivances that even the charisma of stars Diane Lane and Richard Gere can't repair.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sensuality.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 26, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $41,840,908

Synopsis: Diane Lane and Richard Gere team up for the third time (after COTTON CLUB and UNFAITHFUL) for this three-hankie romance based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. Adrienne Willis (Lane) feels her life... Diane Lane and Richard Gere team up for the third time (after COTTON CLUB and UNFAITHFUL) for this three-hankie romance based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. Adrienne Willis (Lane) feels her life falling apart around her: her unfaithful husband (Christopher Meloni, LAW & ORDER: SVU) is begging to come home, and her teenage daughter (Mae Whitman, HOPE FLOATS) can't stand to be around her. When her friend (Viola Davis, ANTWONE FISHER) asks her to watch her bed and breakfast in the picturesque town of Rodanthe, Adrienne leaps at the chance to get away. But since it's late in the season, there's only one guest: the handsome Dr. Paul Flanner (Gere), who is quiet about his reason for coming to the town. Driven together by a powerful hurricane, Adrienne and Paul find love and comfort in each other's arms. Cinematic romances between grown-ups are rare, and this finely cast drama will appeal to people who love films like THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and other adaptations of Sparks's books, particularly MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. Gere and Lane are both veterans (who look none the worse for wear), and they have perfected starring in relationship-driven films. But the North Carolina town of Rodanthe deserves plenty of praise as well, since it takes a starring role. Director of photography Affonso Beato (a frequent collaborator with Pedro Almodovar) shoots the beautiful beaches and the welcoming inn with such affection that it's hard not to see it as the perfect place to fall in love. [More]

Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni

Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Mae Whitman

Director: George C Wolfe

Director: George C Wolfe
Screenwriter: Ann Peacock, John Romano
Producer: Denise Di Novi
Composer: Jeanine Tesori
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Feb 10, 2009

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...the film ultimately earns a place for itself within the pantheon of effectively stirring romantic tearjerkers.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
11/23/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

A movie that looks and sounds a whole lot bigger than it actually is.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
03/04/09
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

While it may be discerned as more a vehicle for the actors' reunion than a creative gem, the contributive factor to its attractiveness is the chemistry of the match.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
02/15/09
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Even if you are rooting for this film to succeed, you find yourself sitting through the tear-jerking part of the movie without feeling terribly wrapped up in it.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/10/09
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Nights in Rodanthe is the cinematic equivalent of a Harlequin novel with a pack of tissues shoved into the back cover.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/09/09
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

The actors once again work well together, but they should have quit when they were ahead.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/05/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Diane Lane and the Tuscan countryside prove to be a more dynamic duo than Diane Lane and the Outer Banks.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/26/08
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Bring tissues.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
11/14/08
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)

I will say this about Nights in Rodanthe: spoken Nicholas Sparks is preferable to written Nicholas Sparks.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
11/09/08
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Strictly for romantic masochists. Enough tears in the final reel to fill a Hollywood producer's swimming pool.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
11/07/08
Jason Di Rosso
Jason Di Rosso
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

While not for the cynical or hard-of-heart, Nights in Rodanthe is something of a rarity: a film that puts its characters first.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
11/07/08
Erin Free
Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)

A singularly unsuccessful look at mature love.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment Comment
11/07/08
Vicky Roach
Vicky Roach
Daily Telegraph (Australia)

You can make a good movie out of schmaltz. This isn’t one of them.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
11/07/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

Something about Diane Lane’s performance, especially in that third act, really got me involved in the film emotionally.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
11/05/08
Ben Lyons
Ben Lyons
At the Movies
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Most of the movie was cloying. All of it was predictable.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
11/05/08
Ben Mankiewicz
Ben Mankiewicz
At the Movies
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You will get exactly what you are expecting. More or less, in any event. More in the case of the film's heart; less in the case of the last reel, when the storyline and execution dissolves into buckets of schmaltz.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/05/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

You know,s ometimes a movie is worth it just because of its texture.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
10/23/08
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
N/R

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10/18/08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If the story is a dreary one, it is elevated by the star brio of Gere and Lane.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Mike Goodridge
Mike Goodridge
Screen International
 
 
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