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Summary: Non Stop Crying!
Review: This is such a excellent movie! I think I cried through just about the whole entire thing! The ending was a crusher but love can be that way sometimes! This is a must see movie! I think I have watched it about 25 or 30 times since I first seen it!
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Summary: Wonderful love story!
Review: A beautiful love story. It keeps you intrigued. It hits a bit too close to home with me. Yes the ending crushes you. But real life is this way sometimes. And this movie shows you, you can't cheat the one's you love that are still with you. Make every moment precious, because you never know what tomorrow brings. Wonderful story beautifully done. Kevin Costner was fabulous. Robin Penn was stunning. Paul Newman was perfect also. A touching movie, I'm going to buy it and the book. Not many movies portray TRUE love anymore, it's great a must see.
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Summary: WONDERFUL
Review: I READ THE BOOK BEFORE I SAW THE MOVIE, I CRIED BOTH TIMES. THEY COULDN'T HAVE PICKED A BETTER CAST THAN THEY DID -- YOU'VE GOT TO SEE IT AND ALSO READ THE BOOK.
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Summary: Couldn't Stop Crying
Review: I watched this with my mom and we both could not stop crying. It was one of those movies that you bring your box of tissues with you to the theatre. Kevin Costner was great for this part. He is one of those actors that you can't get out of you head ofter you see a great movie with them in it. This movie touched my heart in many ways. I realized that I can't take life for granted because it will be gone in a second and you could loose everything. I love3d it and I know you will too.
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Summary: Must see
Review: I'm not one for 'chick flicks' as this definitly fits that catagory. However, it was done with much flair and style. The characters were believeable and easy to identify with. Don't attempt to watch this without some tissue handy. A must see.
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Summary: Two thumbs Up!
Review: This was definitely a 5 tissue movie! I absolutely loved this movie! I watched and rewatched the video numerous time during a long three day weekend. If you could dog-ear a video, this one would have been dog-earred from so many rewindings. Who cares what the critics say, I thought the chemistry between the two characters, the romance, the setting, the music, everything was perfect. Like other reviewers, I would have preferred "the happily ever after" ending, but I can understand why the movie ended the way it did. After watching the video, I bought the book. I enjoyed the book, but I actually enjoyed the movie better. For a 2+ hour movie, it was definitely worth the time. I actually wish it were longer, so I could have seen the scenes they cut out. For people who love a good romance, then this is a definite must-see, but bring tissue because this is a major tearjerker.
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Summary: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Review: I found this movie absolutely fascinating;the story was a typical romance. It explored the human emotion and curiosity that we all feel when we find an insight into another person's relationship. Kevin Costner was your typical man of the sea and portrayed a man not ready to move on with his life after the tragic loss of his partner. It took someone like Robyn Penn Wright to stir the deeply hidden emotions but even then she could not compare to his lost love. She gave him inspiration and made him dig deep to find his true self. Paul Newman was superb as the crusty kindly father and without his inclusion in the film, be it as a supporting role, a lot of the emotion would have been lost. The pain suffered by the inlaws at the loss of their daughter was so true to life when someone they love dies so tragically. All in all the scenery was superb and the DVD is recommended
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Summary: Real Love
Review: Of all the movies that Hollywood has made, few of them penetrate the human condition as well as this great film does. Most are unbelieable stories with formula plots and copycat endings. "Message In A Bottle", is one of the better films about relationships and true neverending love. If you know what true love is, than you will certainly be moved by this wonderfully sad, ( yes folks, life is sad.) and deeply passionate story of never ending love. Director Luis Mandokee gives us a film that we can get lost in. His rich and stunning footage of the sea and his original use of camera position draws us closer into the story. Robin Wright is one of the greatist actresses of our time. Her technical ability is simply astonishing. Any other actress would have over-acted and been to dramatic. Robin gives us a subtle and believable person and we feel her emotions on screen just by the look in her eyes. Of course Paul Newman is Paul Newman. When hes on screen, we know we are watching a true genius work. Kevin Costner is a womens man. The guy is honest, brave and wise. He always gives an impressive performance. True love is often painful. But it somehow makes us better people. These are the kind of stories and films that last over time..
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Summary: You can almost smell the sea....
Review: First, there are some really fine reviews of this movie spinkled in here, especially the reviews from Mikeymkm of Dec. 19th, and Robert's of Sept 15th. They are in disagreement over the ending, but reading their reviews will give you an excellent idea of what this movie is all about.Like Robert, I too saw this movie first on an airplane, and the reactions of the passengers were identical (maybe we flew on the same plane). As our plane landed and people disembarked, those of us who were watching the movie stayed until it was over--and that has to say something! Personally, I tend to view the ending more in the vein of Mikeymkm's review, but not because it was downbeat, more in that it seemed like a typical Hollywood-style ending. If they had stayed truer to the novel in this respect (as mentioned by the North Carolina reviewer of June 12th--caution, DO NOT read this review if you haven't seen the movie), I would have been much more satisfied. All in all, "Message in a Bottle" did a lot of things right. It kept me in my seat and I was attracted to both the theme and the actors, and the cinematography seemed to sweep me to Outer Banks (or Maine, where one reviewer said it was filmed). Still, I came away feeling a little unsatisfied, even a little manipulated. Between 1 and 10, I give "Message in a Bottle" a marginal 7. It is a movie I enjoyed, and will probably view again, but it missed on the level of being a truly memorable film, at least it did for me.
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Summary: A moody love story begging for redemption.
Review: This is the story of a journey of the heart for Theresa Osborne, a researcher-writer for the Chicago Tribune and a divorced mom with a young son, Jason. When Jason's dad takes him for a summer visit, Theresa's journey begins at a deserted beach on Cape Cod where she finds a message in a bottle. The message Theresa reads quite obviously tugs at her soul as she proceeds to share it with her hostess at the bed and breakfast where she's staying, with her co-workers back at the Tribune where she returns one day early, and with her boss, who does her the favor of sharing the message with Chicago. Theresa sets out on a mission, with the paper's encouragement, to find out who the message was written by and the story behind it all. Using her job's resources, she tracks down the author in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He is Garret Blake, a terse ship-builder and restorer whose discomfort with the world around him is alleviated only by his passion for the sea. Kevin Costner (Blake) does well with roles that don't require a lot of overt emotion and he does well here. Robin Wright-Penn as Theresa was very good as the reporter who gets all too caught up in her story. A special mention of Paul Newman here doing yeoman character work as Blake's father Dodge, who understands his son's pain all too well and who tries to help all around him keep their emotions in check and headed in the right direction. The movie's downfall comes from a meandering plot from screenwriter Gerald DiPego ("Phenomenon") and a decidedly downbeat denouement. However, the acting, locations, and direction of Luis Mandoki are good, bordering on excellent.
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