Nights in Rodanthe

Name: Nights in Rodanthe
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: September 26, 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Diane Lane, Richard Gere

2008

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 26, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Christopher Meloni, Diane Lane, Richard Gere

Summary: Adrienne, a woman still reeling from her husband's betrayal and struggling to rebuild a life without him, she welcomes the chance for escape when an old friend asks her to manage her inn in Rodanthe for a weekend. It's the off-season and the inn would be shuttered but for the unlikely arrival of its solitary guest, Paul, a doctor from theAdrienne, a woman still reeling from her husband's betrayal and struggling to rebuild a life without him, she welcomes the chance for escape when an old friend asks her to manage her inn in Rodanthe for a weekend. It's the off-season and the inn would be shuttered but for the unlikely arrival of its solitary guest, Paul, a doctor from the city. A man who long ago sacrificed his family to his career, Paul has come to Rodanthe to fulfill a difficult obligation and to face his own crisis of conscience. They are two strangers sharing the same roof. But as a major storm closes in, they turn to each other for comfort, and set in motion a life-changing romance that will resonate through the rest of their lives. (Warner Bros. Picture)… Expand

Director: George C. Wolfe

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Lawrence Toppman

This is one of the increasingly rare Hollywood films that treat people in middle age as though their feelings were just as intense and their needs just as valid as those of people half their age. Read full review

William Arnold

A slow-moving, unashamedly weepy, middle-age love story of the kind big-studio Hollywood doesn't often make anymore. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

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. Read full review

Steve Davis

May not be best chick flick around, but it's the flick with the best chick by far. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

This isn't a movie: it's a feature-length Ralph Lauren commercial. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The movie attempts to jerk tears with one clunky device after another, in a plot that is a perfect storm of cliche and contrivance. In fact, it even contains a storm -- an imperfect one. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

It's no wonder the faithful continue to forsake the movies, given junky embarrassments like Nights in Rodanthe. Read full review

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Kristin

Jan 13, 2009

I loved this movie!! I am a huge Nicholas Sparks fan! I cried through just about all of the movie. If you actually have a heart, this movie is one to see!!

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MarinaD.

Dec 6, 2008

Ahhh... what a chick-flick! I loved it as a 2-box movie. (You'll need two boxes of tissues if you'll go & see it) As long as you know what you're going to see, I can recommend it. The house looked great!!!

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ChadS.

Sep 27, 2008

She had him at, "I was planning on grilling a salmon for dinner." He needed forgiveness, this big shot doctor from the bayou, who had recently lost a local resident on his operating table. He should've lost her the second after mentioning his failure to inform the family about their She had him at, "I was planning on grilling a salmon for dinner." He needed forgiveness, this big shot doctor from the bayou, who had recently lost a local resident on his operating table. He should've lost her the second after mentioning his failure to inform the family about their loved one's death in person; the grieving husband, who asks Dr. Paul Flanner(Richard Gere) if he remembers the color of his wife's eyes, already knows the answer. The son certainly knows a d*** when he sees one, and kicks in the doctor's car door. Heck, even the doctor's own son thinks his father is a tool. Mark(James Franco) is so PO'ed at the old man, he moves to Ecquador. But still, Adrienne(Diane Lane) sees the potential in this deeply flawed man. They compare baggage. They clean out her friend's pantry. They do a round of shots. All Paul ever wanted out of life was to be a good doctor. But now that he's met this wonderful woman, the big shot doctor from the bayou is going to learn the greatest lesson of all: how to be a good man. It's hard to miss the moment when Adrienne falls for Paul. There's the long, deep, passionate kiss, of course, and, oh, as if that wasn't enough, there's the inclement weather to help symbolize, with all the subtlety of a hole in your head, the washing away of their past transgressions. Soon, after the storm, they're slow dancing on the pier, and celebrating the crab. The storm turns them back into teenagers. When they part with such sweet sorrow, they exchange letters. "Nights of Rodanthe" tries for second-chance romance, but it always seems a little off, because the film is unaware to the fact that Adrienne ended up with a man who's even worse than her husband. God knows. And does something about it.… Expand

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heyitsmegrif4

Aug 3, 2012

Overly melodramatic and sentimental with a hardly believable short romance that isn't believable because of the lack of chemistry between Gere and Lane. I give this movie 26%.

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TiffanyT.

Oct 7, 2008

I'm a Nicholas Sparks fan; I have read all the books and seen all the movies. I love him. With that being said, I felt this movie missed it by a mile. The book was my amazingly written. In the book the characters had a well developed love together that was not explored in the movie. I'm a Nicholas Sparks fan; I have read all the books and seen all the movies. I love him. With that being said, I felt this movie missed it by a mile. The book was my amazingly written. In the book the characters had a well developed love together that was not explored in the movie. The movie focused too much on the individual aspects of each then when he dies we are supposed to cry and feel sad! How could we do that we did not fall in love with their love, or them that weekend. It was incredibly so and drawn out, it was like listening to a person who has a studded talk. I felt horrible my boyfriend missed Monday night football to watch this awful movie with me.… Expand

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SuzanneW.

Oct 19, 2008

I think I squirmed the whole duration of this movie. It was incredibly sappy and it actually made me uncomfortable to watch it. Don't waste your money on this one unless you are a true Nicholas Sparks fan. I had no idea what I got myself into when I said I'd see this.

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eddies.

Sep 27, 2008

i took my wife to view this film.hoping to see more than what it offered.we expected something in the likes of the notebook.but it fell short by far it was making me laugh.very dissapointed.

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