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Summary: I loved the movie!!!
Review: I did see the movie first. Absolutely loved it. Have been dying for it to come out on video. Finally ordered the book and am reading it now. I do admit disappointment too that so much was changed. But I love both stories. It is wonderfully romantic.
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Summary: The moview was an injustice to the book
Review: I wanted to scream at this movie because if you have read the book, you will se that the majority of this story was changed when the movie was made. 1. There was no mention of his first wife family AND THEY DID NOT GET INTO A FIGHT. 2.HE TAUGHT THIS NEW LADY IN HIS HIS LIFE AND HER SON TO SCUBA-DIVE, AND THERE WAS NO MENTION. 3. HE DID NOT DIE BY SAVING SOMEONE OUT IN THE SEA-HE WENT TO DELIVER THE LAST MESSAGE, BUT THE PART OF THE OTHER SHIP THAT WAS SINKING, WAS NOT IN THE STORY. 4. THE FAMILY OF HIS DEAD WIFE DID NOT EVEN FIGHT OR ARGUE OVER HER PAINTINGS, THERE IS NO MENTION OF HER FAMILY!!! I could go on, but when will they ever make a movie and stick to the origional script. Nothig against Kevin C., and the other actors, they are getting paid to do their job, but the monie made me so mad I wanted to stick my foot through the movie screen. TO DO THE RIGHT THING IS TO READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE PLEASE!!!!!!
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Summary: A okey-good romance
Review: A very sweet Love Story and very beautiful scerny nut some plots,and some not that intresting scenes, makes it a dry but an worthy movie. B ***
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Summary: One of Costner's Best Films
Review: This is a great love story. Had to watch this one two times! I highly recommend it for husbands and wives who want and need to rekindle their relationships.
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Summary: A Moving and Touching Film
Review: Robin Wright Penn, Kevin Costner, and Paul Newman star in this moving film about holding onto a lost love and finding the strength to move on. Costner stars as Garret Blake, a grieving widower who has written touching letters to his wife, sealed them into bottles, and cast them into the sea. Penn stars as Theresa Osborne, a researcher for the Chicago Tribune who discovers one of the bottles which washed up on a Cape Cod beach.
Intrigued, Theresa begins to investigate the bottle and its contents. She covers everything, right down to the manufacturer of the typewriter which the message was typed from and the letterhead that was used. All of the clues eventually lead her to Garret and his North Carolina beachfront home.
Once there, Theresa discovers that Garret is still obsessed with his lost wife, and she must confront her own growing feelings for Garret. Despite his tough exterior, Theresa manages to break through and a loving relationship soon begins to develop. Soon, Theresa must return to her job in Chicago, but she asks Garret to come and visit her. Weeks later, Garret takes her up on her offer and comes to Chicago. The romance is rekindled, but Garret discovers the messages and bottle stored in Theresa's home and becomes very upset. Theresa assures him that she was going to tell him the entire story, but Garret is very skeptical. Will Theresa explain her true feelings to Garret? Will he believe her? and will their romance survive?
This is a very good movie. Robin Wright Penn and Kevin Costner are excellent, but I enjoyed Paul Newman's portrayal as Garret's father Dodge Blake the best. His efforts to maintain his relationship with his son and his sound advice which he gave to Garret were high points of the film. I also enjoyed Garret's boat building sequences. I highly recommend this movie. Watch it with your wife/husband and see how true love always comes through in the end.
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Summary: Not anywhere near as good as the book.
Review: They changed SO much from the book to the movie version! Paul Newman's character as the father had his name changed, as well as Theresa's son; Garrett already had a boat, he did not have to build one; his wife was not a painter; Theresa lived in Boston and worked for a fictional newspaper; etc. The movie just lacked so much. There was zero chemistry between the main characters. Kevin Costner was the only wonderful part in the movie as he played the character of Garrett so perfectly that it felt like they stole him right from the pages of the book and breathed life into him to star in the movie. He is the reason to watch this movie - there aren't any other reasons. Read the book - you'll get a more satisfying experience and a more satisfying cry.
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Summary: Romantic
Review: The plot of this movie was simply beautiful, especially coming from brilliant Nicholas Sparks. The movie was sweet and subtle showing the relationship between a man and a woman. A woman is a writer, and finds a bottle written with a very beautiful note. She wants to find the author of the notes and possibly write a story on him. She does meet him, and ironically falls in love with him. She collects the notes any way she can loving him even more. While on her journey, she spends a lot of time with the new man she's fallen in love with. She has to leave to be with her son who was with his dad over the holiday. Problems arise, and hardships are endured. The novel and movie are both very touching and romantic.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Kevin Costner and Robin Wright-Penn star in this romantic, sentimental, and heart-tugging drama about love lost and found. Teresa, played by Penn, is a newspaper writer who finds a love letter in a bottle, and is so taken with its honesty that she finds the author, in the hope of writing a column about him. It is, of course, Costner, who plays Garret, a sailboat builder, who wrote the letter to his late wife. He and Teresa fall in love, against a backdrop of the beautiful Outer Banks, until Garret discovers her original motive, and feels betrayed. Wright-Penn is lovely and holds her own with Costner, who does so well in this type of role - brooding, hurt, and ready to love again. Paul Newman, as Garret's curmudgeon father, almost steals the show. His loveable and wise old coot balances the sweetness of the love story, to make the film a very satisfying and memorable one. Guys take note: This one is for the ladies. There are no car chases or explosions, but it would make a very good date movie. I highly recommend this film especially to Kevin Costner's fans, who enjoy him in romantic and tender roles.
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Summary: Almost the perfect romance...
Review: I must admit, I'm all for the sappy romance movies... and this could have been the ultimate one... except for the rough ending. Without giving anything away, I'll focus on the good parts of the film. A definite "chick flick" with charming and endearing characters, that will take you through a whirlwind of emotions. Paul Newman is just wonderful in this film, and his character gives a bit of light in otherwise dark portions of the film. Highly recommended, but with a full box of Kleenex!
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Summary: Don't have too high of hopes...
Review: Well, as much as I loved the book - and we all know that movies are never as good as the books - I'd have to say that this movie really dissapointed me. By the time I got done - it took me three hours because I kept stopping it and contrasting it to the book - I was very upset. It doesn't stick true to the novel. Now, I'm not saying that it should go word for word like the novel, but it doesn't even end the same. Penn and Costner were good, and their acting of the poorly adapted screen play was acurate, but I think the person who adapted this novel should have been fired for taking the heart and soul of this movie and killing it. If you are desperate for a love story, and they don't have "A Walk To Remember" by Sparks... Pick it up. Just don't expect it to stay true to the novel.
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