Ever since I saw the trailer of Nights in Rodanthe in Yahoo Movies, I knew that it would be something different. What could possibly go wrong with Richard Gere and Diane Lane teaming up in a movie? It was not a problem convincing Vic to watch it with me.
I was anticipating a film laden with a more mature sort of romance. I was looking forward to that feel-good sentiment one gets after reading a very satisfying novel.
When Gere's character didn't show up for dinner, I should have known that it will not end the way I expected it to. Like other Sparks' novels-turned-movies (The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle), the girl and the guy never got together in the end.
What served as the ending was the sense of closure and a new beginning that each of the main characters achieved. Adrienne (Lane's character) regained her sense of self-worth, stood her ground when needed and reached a meeting-of-the-minds with her daughter. Paul (Gere's character), on the other hand, became a new man. He looked at his profession in a different way. Most importantly, he renewed his ties with this estranged son.
It was not the kind of movie that will leave you feeling content and at peace. In fact, it left me feeling bothered by the what-could've-beens and the what-ifs. In the end, it will impart the most important lesson of all: "There is another kind of love, the one that gives you courage to be better than you are."
I was anticipating a film laden with a more mature sort of romance. I was looking forward to that feel-good sentiment one gets after reading a very satisfying novel.
When Gere's character didn't show up for dinner, I should have known that it will not end the way I expected it to. Like other Sparks' novels-turned-movies (The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle), the girl and the guy never got together in the end.
What served as the ending was the sense of closure and a new beginning that each of the main characters achieved. Adrienne (Lane's character) regained her sense of self-worth, stood her ground when needed and reached a meeting-of-the-minds with her daughter. Paul (Gere's character), on the other hand, became a new man. He looked at his profession in a different way. Most importantly, he renewed his ties with this estranged son.
It was not the kind of movie that will leave you feeling content and at peace. In fact, it left me feeling bothered by the what-could've-beens and the what-ifs. In the end, it will impart the most important lesson of all: "There is another kind of love, the one that gives you courage to be better than you are."
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