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Nights in Rodanthe

Romance. Drama Lane stars as Adrienne Willis, a woman with her life in chaos, who retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her -- a wayward husband who has asked to come home, and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Almost as soon as Adrienne gets to ... [+]
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"A tasteful melodrama courtesy of the easy chemistry between its two leads" POS
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USA Today
USA Today
"Though the stars are likable and attractive, the movie is a melodramatic and soppy affair. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)" NEG
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New York Post
New York Post
"An inert romantic drama (...) Lane and Gere have considerable chemistry (...) Aims straight for the tear ducts as well, but this weepie is a dry well. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" NEG
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
"The movie attempts to jerk tears with one clunky device after another, in a plot that is a perfect storm of cliche and contrivance. In fact, it even contains a storm -- an imperfect one. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)" NEG
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
"May not be best chick flick around, but it's the flick with the best chick by far."  NEU
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"Lane and Gere mime adult courtship with the efficiency of synchronized swimmers. Yet in this ocean of emotion, they look like they're drowning."  NEG
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The Wrap
The Wrap
"It's an increasingly rare pleasure to see two naturally aging adults onscreen, and it's not exactly hard work to watch this still-gorgeous pair fall in love" POS
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AV Club
AV Club
"This isn't a movie: it's a feature-length Ralph Lauren commercial" NEG
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