Nights in Rodanthe
Headline: ** Heartfelt, Yet Formulaic **
Title: NIGHTS IN RODANTHE
Quality: * * * Acceptability: -1
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: L
Violence: None
Sex: S
Nudity:
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE: September 26, 2008
TIME: 97 minutes
STARRING: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni, Scott Glenn, Viola Davis, James Franco, and Mae Whitman
DIRECTOR: George C. Wolfe
PRODUCER: Denise Di Novi
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Doug Claybourne, Alison Greenspan, Dana Goldberg, and Bruce Berman
WRITERS: Ann Peacock and John Romano
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Nicholas Sparks
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. Pictures
CONTENT: (RoRo, B, C, Pa, O, L, S, N, AA, M) Strong Romantic worldview with some moral, redemptive elements such as forgiveness and reconciliation but where a couple ultimately finds salvation with one another, plus light pagan and occult element with reference to paintings of spirit guides and the god of thunder; 8 obscenities and no profanities; no violence; implied sex, theme of adultery, woman makes three light sexual references, passionate kissing, man and woman lay in bed together; woman in towel after shower but everything is covered appropriately, upper male nudity, slight cleavage depicted; man and woman drink wine with dinner, brief alcohol use depicted when woman gets slightly drunk from drinking shots of whiskey; and, disrespect.
GENRE: Romantic Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Adults
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SUMMARY: NIGHTS IN RODANTHE is a mildly entertaining romantic drama about two people struggling with difficult circumstances in their lives who get a second chance to find love. The movie contains many heartfelt moments due to the emotive character portrayals done by Richard Gere and Diane Lane and a few redemptive elements, but adultery and a Romantic worldview darken the story.
IN BRIEF:
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE stars Diane Lane and Richard Gere in a mildly entertaining romantic drama about two people who find a second chance at love. Adrienne is a woman still healing from the pain caused by her husband's affair. She is facing a decision as to whether she will forgive him and allow him to come back home. Meanwhile, Paul is a man who chose to sacrifice his family to his career, resulting in his divorce and his son's estrangement. Both travel to Rodanthe to sort out their conflicts in peace. Unexpectedly, they find the answers they are looking for in each other.
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE contains many heartfelt moments due to the emotive character portrayals by the actors, yet surprisingly lacks any spark or ingenuity. Sadly, adultery is a major theme. The movie has some redemptive elements, although these are somewhat marred by the two main characters looking to each other for salvation from their circumstances. Thus, the movie completely leaves God out of the picture. Of course, the truth is that God is the only one who can save us and make us better than the sinners that we are.
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