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.

Adrienne Willis' (Diane Lane)life is one big muddled mess. She's staying in a isolated coastal village called Rodanthe located in North Carolina. She is temporarily watching over the inn that is owned by her friend Jean (Viola Davis). Through all the calmness, she's indecisive as to weather she wants to return home to her philandering husband Jack (Christopher Meloni) and a daughter who hates her, or make Rodanthe her permanent home. Her outlook on life changes once she gets acquainted by a surgeon named Dr. Paul Flanner (Richerd Gere) who's in the midst of trying to reunite with his distant son, Mark (James Franco) as he checks into the inn for the weekend. In the Hollywood machine, it seems that the age demographics that get sadly neglected are the thirty up moviegoers. At first glance, I thought that "Nights in Rodanthe" will be refreshing romantic drama that will appease to the adults who are roughly around my age group. It looked like it could have starred Bette Davis or Joan Crawford as they smoke like a chimney while engaging in a conversation saturated with cynical jokes with their lovers as we watch as their hearts are crumbling before our very eyes. Unfortunately, this film has more cheese to it than a small pizza. It's just one of those lagging dramas that might appeal to some, but not to others. This film brings back Diane Lane and Richard Gere together again since their last film "Unfaithful". We see Adrienne taking a sabbatical from her womanizing husband and her two children and watches over her friend's motel located in the isolated village of Rodanthe in North Carolina for the weekend. The only patron staying there is a surgeon who's also in need of a hiatus but doesn't want to be alienated from anyone else. We get the idea that a big storm is drawing near because the weather reporter repeatedly warns and an old fisherman also warns us while Adrienne is shopping for groceries. But instead of doing the logical thing when a hurricane is on the horizon like go to a nearby resort for safety precautions, Adrienne and Paul decide to stay on the island and the hotel gets wrecked from its foundations. While this is happening, they get intoxicated, hurl things, exchanged small- talk and get further acquainted and then once the storm bears closer, they eventually they wind up in bed with each other.So the next, day as the bright sun is shining upon them, Adrienne wants Paul come to terms as to explain why he's staying in this hotel. Paul tells her he trying to face his demons before going on a voyage to Ecuador to be reunited with his distant son Mark (cameo from James Franco).I have no personal ill-feelings for Diane Lane. She is a very talented actress and she has a very pretty face for someone her age. For a lady at 50 years old, she has really aged gracefully and her performance in the movie is the only really good thing about this movie. It's the stuffy direction by George C. Wolfe and the badly written script from Anne Peacock and John Romano based on an adaptation from Nicholas Sparks' novel is what ruined this movie. It's all formulaic, predictable with not really much going for it. To me, it's mundane, featherweight melodrama saturated with tiresome clichés and pointless drivel that makes you stare at your watch counting the minutes to when it's going to be over. It's quite shameful that we members of the 35 up club are given this material where the romantic leads are in the middle-aged club. Does Hollywood thin that middle-age people are boring and pry upon boring things? That's very insulting.One more quip I have about "Nights in Rodanthe". The poster of the man caressing Diane is clearly not Richard Gere. Whoever he is, is not very convincing. How gullible does the Hollywood industry think we are? Don't insult our intelligence.

I don't know whether to label this movie as pathetic or hilarious. When I was watching it, I thought about how pathetic is was. But then when I started to describe a scene to someone else, I just laughed out loud.The movie is nothing more than a series of scenes each developed to generate emotions within the audience. There was one scene where Richard Gere's character was leaving. He said goodbye to Diane Lame and began to drive away. Suddenly he stopped the car, got out and ran back to embrace Diane Lame before getting in the car and driving away. And that's basically what the movie consists of: over-romanticized dramatic scenes.But the movie really tanks because there is no evidence that the romance is actually developing between the characters. They met. They spent a couple of days talking about their lives. Then they did it. Then they went to a party, ate some crabs and then danced to a live band. There's nothing in the movie to explain the feelings the characters are supposedly feeling.

Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) is a struggling mother of two. Her husband Jack (Christopher Meloni) wants to come home after 7 months separation with the wife's friend came to an end. Her daughter Amanda (Mae Whitman) is angry at her. She helps her friend Jean (Viola Davis) to watch her inn in Rodanthe on the outer banks of North Carolina. It is off season, and there is only one guest Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere). He is deeply trouble and is there for a mysterious reason.This is a melodrama with two beautiful middle aged leads. There are no surprises. His problem is slowly revealed. Once it's all out, this runs like straight line. It's not a spoiler to say that they get together. There are no twists in the relationship.I like the marriage problem in Adrienne's life. I especially like the daughter's anger. It's enough for a good family drama. I would like to have a more simplified story. Dr. Flanner's problem is also compelling but that may be too much. There is too much melodrama going on.