Rating: 
Summary: Great Movie
Review: I really enjoyed this movie, the only part of the movie
I wasn't happy with was when Kevin Costner was killed in
the end in a boating accident. I think they should have
ended up together. But aside from that, it was a great movie.
Rating: 
Summary: THE WORST MOVIE EVER
Review: DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE. IT IS TERRIBLE.
Rating:
Summary: love story for everybody
Review: The movie is wonderful because the plot has a poetic side but also something connected to reality. The dialogues show true feelings among the characters.
This story can happen to anyone and it involves the watcher deeply.
Rating: 
Summary: A good weekend rental
Review: Although the main actors in this movie are Costner and Wright-Penn, I would have to say that I like Paul Newman the best. His acting came across as a bit more profound and true than did the others.Costner and Wright-Penn do good jobs in portraying their characters. The former, a widower trying to come to grips with his loss, and the latter, a divorced mom wanting to believe that there are good, sensitive men still out there in the world. This movie bring you with them in their journey as they discover that life does go on. Visually, I really didn't find a lot of panoramic shots as you might find in "The Prince of Tides." Given that this movie was on the Southern coast, I would have like to get more of a flavor for where Costner's character was coming from. After the credits, the special edition includes deleted footage from the movie. The director explains what he was thinking when he shot the footage as well as why he was told it should be deleted. I think the scene in the shop fit the dialogue of the movie better, but I agree that the phone call was unnecessary. I would recommend this version for these deleted scenes. I don't think it created any great epiphany for me, but I found it interesting to hear what the director thought about the movie. I would recommend seeing this.
Rating:
Summary: Charming, entrancing, romantic and bittersweet
Review: You have to see this movie. The music is perfect as well as the actors chosen for the roles. Wonderful acting!
Rating: 
Summary: Nice but...
Review: The story is so nice, Kevin Costner as so good and the movie as a whole is worth watching but... What I did not like about this movie is the actress Robin Wright, I wish Julia Roberts played this role instead of Robin. Robin acting, looks nor expressions are suitable for this film! Plus the movie gets a little bit boaring in the middle... But still it is a good movie... I LOVED THE STORY!
Rating:
Summary: Interesting Love Story
Review: I rented this movie because my wife wanted something that she would enjoy (as opposed to all the war/action films that I have rented lately). I mainly chose this movie because of the actors, not because I had read the book. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good film. A bit predictable at times, but a good story. I thought the story concept worked well, and I really enjoyed all the scenes shot at the Outer Banks. We used to vacation there, and it is a wonderful place to go and relax. The only part of the movie I didn't like (and my wife didn't like it either) was the ending. It seems like the director looked at his watch, noticed the movie was already over two hours long, so he decided it needed to end in 10 more minutes. The ending just doesn't do a very good job of putting all the pieces together. Like some of the other reviews, I recommend renting this movie instead of buying it. It is a good movie to watch with your significant other, or possibly even a good "date movie". It does talk about some pretty heavy topics (like death of a spouse, and divorce), so be warned....not everyone is happy in the end.
Rating:
Summary: Put This Message In A Bottle: This Movie Is Great!
Review: Grieving over the death of his wife, a North Carolina sailor (Costner) uses an odd form of therapy. He writes love letters to her, and after finishing bottles of booze, he puts the letter in the bottle, corks it up, and throws it in the Atlantic. A few weeks later, a reporter jogging on vacation in Cape Cod (Wright Penn) finds one of bottles, and searches him out. Eventually, she does find him, and though they do bond, love may not be easy for these two people who carry plenty of emotional baggage.
Rating:
Summary: Watchable
Review: I just finished watching this movie. It was interesting enough to hold my attention this one time, but I can't imagine wanting to own it and watch it again. It was pretty predictable. I knew Costner's character, would find that bottle in Theresa's apartment. You could feel that coming from the start. Rent this one, don't buy it.
Rating:
Summary: Wright-Penn, Newman and Costner too good for this garbage
Review: Wow. I have a real dilemma here. I'm sitting here trying to figure out a way to say as delicately as possible that this movie is a real piece of crap. I could start in on some sarcasm, because I really enjoy being sarcastic at the right moment....something like, go ahead, watch Message in a Bottle if you are on death row and have nothing better to do. Before I get too nasty, maybe I should explain. First off, no, I didn't read the book. Maybe that would've helped. I think practically everyone I've ever known who read the book before seeing the movie, still said, "The book was better." So, knowing that, I say the book HAS to be better because the movie was so bad. Message in a Bottle begins in a somewhat interesting fashion. Theresa, played by Robin Wright Penn, is jogging along the beach and finds a message in a bottle. It appears to be a love letter of sorts to a woman named Catherine. Theresa is so intrigued with this letter that she shows the lady at the inn, her co-workers, that dog of the neighbors that bites everyone....sorry, this sarcasm just takes over my body sometimes. So, Theresa does research for a Chicago newspaper and a columnist for the paper decides to print the letter. It's content is intriguing to everyone, so, since she found the letter, she starts researching its origin. This is one of few things I found sort of interesting. The methods employed in tracking down the author of the message in a bottle kept me interested. But unfortunately, that part of the movie lasts about 5 minutes tops. Then, I was instantly bored again. So, she tracks down the origin of the message, and goes on a mission to exploit, I mean FIND, this Ernest Hemmingway of bottled messages. Kevin Costner, who plays Garet Blake, churns out his usual monotone performance. Don't get me wrong. There are some Kevin Costner movies I really like. Honestly, I do. But, those have been the movies where the storyline fashioned itself around his calm, everyman demeanor. This movie moves too slowly and has too few other characters to support his usual "no acting is good acting" method. Kevin, buddy, just for fun, put some emotion in your character the next time. I'm no psychologist, so I really don't know the professional theory on whether it's men or women who hold grudges longer. I think everyone will agree no one can hold a grudge longer than a teenage girl, but I'm talking about grown men and women, and their relationships with each other. However, talking about forgiveness, there is a really nice moment of forgiveness between two men in this film. Like I've said before, you love those moments in movies when your heart stops, just slightly. This is one such moment, even if every other moment stinks, this one is good. For those of you reaching, hoping for something to love, you can love Paul Newman. He is the only reason to watch the movie, if you really feel you have to. He plays, Dodge, Garet's grumpy, surly father. You may be pleasantly reminded of the old codger in your life. So, it's kind of fun to watch movie characters who remind you of someone you already know. His role, though small, is practically the only redeeming part of this film. There's not much more I can say regarding plot, what little there is anyway, without spoiling the movie. I think this movie was supposed to be a chick flick, but, being a chick, I could hardly stand it. There isn't one shred of testosterone in this movie, so for those of you who enjoy a healthy dose of that, you've been duped. The whole movie could have been avoided if, instead of retreiving the message, the character of Theresa watches Martha Stewart and turns the bottle into a fabulous Christmas gift. Or maybe she could skip the creative stuff and just put some liquor in there and drink herself into a stupor instead. The plot moves along at a snail's pace and Robin Wright Penn and Kevin Costner deliver subpar performances. If I could put a message in a bottle about this movie: Forget It!
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