Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

sross-14564 I agree with the review that said we were not given a chance to invest in the characters. I actually cringed when they first kissed. It just didn't fit. The letters didn't make since. He barely knew her yet discribing her character. Wasn't moved at all.

Nikita Wannenburgh It was a decent movie, but not brilliant. Cons:It was rushed. Considering that the story actually needed quite a lot of time to make the romance realistic, timing was essential; and they didn't quite get it right. It was admittedly predictable and cheesy; with a few silly/unbelievable moments. This is Nicholas Sparks, however, and you're gonna get clichés, stereotypes, and cheese, although none pull it off so well as The Notebook; which brings me to suggesting you watch that if you want a truly beautiful, romantic film.The dialogue was bad. Nothing was profound, and nothing was incredibly heart-wrenching.Adrienne's daughter was terribly cast. Also missing was the strong mother-daughter connection that was so present in the book. In this film they lost that; making Amanda into some lame attempt at a Goth and giving her unoriginal teenage "attitude"/rebelling that was unnecessary, annoying, and emotionally bland. Pros: Having actors like Lane and Gere in the lead roles immediately raises the quality of the film. And they both shone, with good but not amazing chemistry, and solid acting. Not everyone is Ryan and Rachel with freakin' hot chemistry that burns even in the rain, but Gere and Lane are decent and experienced actors who delivered a touching love story for adults; however unrealistic some parts of the story might be. They were definitely well-matched, and, as a personal side comment, they've both aged very well. The secondary actors were very good. Scott Glenn was brilliant, and Viola Davis as delightful and vibrant as ever.

juneebuggy I can see how a lot of people wouldn't like this movie, I didn't think much of it the first time I saw it either, this time around I must have just caught it in the right mood because I really enjoyed it.It is one of the weaker Nicholas Sparks books though-as is this adaption, helped along by some A-list talent in Richard Gere, Diane Lane (and several lesser roles) who do the best they can with a nothing sort of story.I'll just say it, complete chick-flick including one hell of a tear-jerker ending. Both leads do a good job especially in the beginning when we see an intense, angry and frustrated Gere and a frazzled Lane.The romance follows a Doctor travelling to see his estranged son and a woman separated from her wayward husband and managing a North Carolina Inn for her friend. It all comes together when a major storm hits the coast and the two have to hunker down in the wind and dark.The Inn is gorgeous and almost becomes a character within itself -although I had to wonder about the decision to build it so precariously on the beach. I understand it's been destroyed by a real storm since filming, no wonder. 8/28/14

moonspinner55 A one-dimensional weeper. Adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel casts Diane Lane as a wife and mother who retreats to her friend's empty bed-and-breakfast on the coast of North Carolina after her husband has an extra-marital affair; soon after, she meets Richard Gere, a troubled doctor who has recently lost one of his patients and is facing a malpractice lawsuit. Despite these attractive players, reunited from "The Cotton Club" and "Unfaithful", there's not a single convincing moment to be found--even the stormy-romantic locale seems plastic, a computer-generated confection. The narrative has been engineered to give Lane in particular a real emotional workout: she shouts, she worries, she cries, she laughs, she gets tipsy, she dances with carefree abandon. By the time the plot mechanisms kick in, audiences have had their fill of her. As a result, the finale--weighty with tragedy--doesn't carry much resonance. ** from ****