There is nothing new here – but taking the film on face value, everything that needs to be done right is spot on.
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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni
Director: George C Wolfe
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Reviews for Nights in Rodanthe
It’s like The Bridges Of Madison County with more shouting, only not nearly as good. No surprises whatsoever, but nice scenery, attractive stars and another credible, affecting performance from Lane that hoiks it up an extra star.
10/10/08
Something about Diane Lane’s performance, especially in that third act, really got me involved in the film emotionally.
11/05/08
It's the sort of film, frankly, one either utterly succumbs to or stubbornly resists, and those opting for the former course shouldn't be disappointed.
09/22/08
Top CriticKept animated by the superior work of the cast, who take the surface mentality of the source material and make it a deeply felt, agreeably tragic romantic experience. Rodanthe is obvious, but it's very effective.
09/25/08
Even though their clinches aren't sexy, Gere and Lane still make an extremely attractive pair. They seem to fit together, whether dancing or just talking.
09/26/08
Rodanthe is a reliably steamy stormy sultry story about Inner Change at the Outer Banks where strangers become intimates.
09/25/08
Top CriticNights in Rodanthe is a soap opera, for sure, but it's a beautifully-acted one and director George C. Wolfe revels in the story's swoony lushness.
09/26/08
The word formulaic doesn’t quite cover it, but our two leads just about hold their heads above a tidal surge of sappy plotting, contrived dialogue and choppy editing.
10/10/08
...the film ultimately earns a place for itself within the pantheon of effectively stirring romantic tearjerkers.
11/23/09
One of this year's most stirring romances, adroitly manipulative, yes, but never condescending.
09/25/08
It's an increasingly rare pleasure to see two naturally aging adults onscreen, and it's not exactly hard work to watch this still-gorgeous pair fall in love. Especially if you're overdue for a little vacation from reality yourself.
09/26/08
Marking Richard Gere and Diane Lane's third teaming, Wolfe's romantic drama lacks style and distinction, but takes full advantage of the stars' age and maturity and their strong onscreen chemistry.
09/20/08
While not for the cynical or hard-of-heart, Nights in Rodanthe is something of a rarity: a film that puts its characters first.
11/07/08
I was pretty well braced for everything to come, but man, that scene with the daughter at the end still got me. Damn you, Nicholas Sparks, and your magical tear jerking super powers!
09/26/08
Despite stretches of credulity in the plot, the on-screen chemistry between Gere and Lane carries the movie.
09/27/08
...Lifetime Television with a Steven Spielberg budget.
09/29/08
Bring tissues.
11/14/08
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.
02/15/09
Another sappy soap opera for Nicholas Sparks fans satisfied by panoramic seascapes offset intermittently by lingering interludes of dysfunctional strangers locking lips and loins.
09/28/08
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