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Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Romantic Dramas are not my favourite genre, but i like to be open minded and try to watch different things.Nights In Rodanthe is well-acted, the scenery is beautiful and the cinematic colours are soft and compliment the movie exceedingly.The way this film plays out shows us that romantic dramas do not always have a happy romantic ending and that's fine, the movie plot doesn't go anywhere in general with the romance and with every other story that's featured in the film, the grown son and father were getting to know each other again but that is short-lived.Nights In Rodanthe is the type of cine that only needs to be watched once. It is only an hour and a half, but i was struggling to continue watching till the end because the movie felt so much longer than that and it is just not an enjoyable film, it's slow-paced and obviously it's supposed to be, on the bright side it is better than "Random Hearts" which has a similar story line.Nights In Rodanthe's best scene is when the wild herd of horses are running through the beach near the very end of the film, that scene almost had me in tears (and i rarely cry over a movie) i love animals and that was just a beautiful scene.Overall if you like tearjerkers, you'll love this motion picture.

Adrienne (Diane Lane) has spent the last few months separated from her husband of many years. Its his fault, cheating hubby Jack (Christopher Meloni) ran off with another woman. Now, when he arrives to take the two children, teen daughter (Mae Whitman) and tween son, he makes a pitch for Adrienne to reconcile. Whoa. Evidently, grass was not greener in other pastures and A, who has just been getting back on her feet, is thrown asunder. Begging for time to consider her feelings, Adrienne goes off to Rodanthe, a small town in the Outer Banks, to take charge of a pal's (Viola Davis) B & B for a week. This pal urges A NOT to go back to her cheating ex while thanking her for giving her some much needed time off. There is only one guest booked for the time being, as bad weather may be approaching. This man, Dr. Paul (Richard Gere) arrives quietly and doesn't say much as he spends his first night. But, aha, he is a looker! The next day, he opens up a bit at dinner and Adrienne does the same. But, the truth comes out. The doctor, a well-respected surgeon, had a patient from Rodanthe die on the operating table, due to a reaction to the anesthesia. So, even though it was not the doc's fault, he is in town to try to explain matters to the deceased woman's bitter husband (Scott Glenn). A first meeting does not go well and there IS a mild hurricane approaching. Scared and lonely, Paul and Adrienne reach out to each other after they have batted down the hatches. They spend one lovely night together. But, the timing is not right, as A is still confused and P has some unfinished business with his physician son as well. Will there be a future after a Night in Rodanthe? This sweet romantic drama will be loved by fans everywhere. It has great, attractive stars in Gere and Lane, with Davis, Meloni, Glenn, Whitman, and James Franco supporting them nicely. The story is a heart grabber with a twist at the end, making for a flood of tears for most viewers. The direction is surefooted while costumes and amenities are wonderful, too, especially Lane's great haircut. Finally, the scenery is breathtaking, making film watchers want to plan their next vacays at the Outer Banks, for certain. Therefore, if you like the summary provided by this critic, go get Rodanthe for your own night of sighs and tears.

Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' popular romance novel of the same title, director George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe tells the tale of a doctor en route to reconcile with his estranged son when his benevolent mission is sidelined upon checking into a North Carolina beach-town inn. When the doctor arrives at the inn, he enters into a passionate affair with an unhappily married woman who is currently considering divorce.It stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane.The movie is strongly mottled by contrivances that one may find implausible.Even the performance and the charisma of Diane Lane and Richard Gere can't save this film from disaster.At the same time,it also just managed to be a romantic tearjerker and melodramatic like many films of similar genre.This could probably be enjoyed by young adults.

There's something about movies with bratty teenagers that will always ruin a film for me. Without the teenagers, this movie reminded me so much of a cross between "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" (the latter more than the first). But the bratty daughter who was super disrespectful to her mother over a divorce reminded me too much of "The Descendants," another movie with kids that need to be disciplined and talk to their parents any kind of way. Without the brat, I may have enjoyed this movie more. I watched the movie because I love Richard Gere, but what's interesting is I never believed the chemistry between him and Diane Lane's character (Adrienne Willis) when he was a stranger at a North Carolina inn. I wasn't even interested in the widowed husband. But once they separated and started writing, the plot picked up tremendously. Problem is that was almost the end of the movie. The last 20 minutes or so are five stars. The rest? Nothing to brag about.