"Nights in Rodanthe"

Drama, Romance. Rated PG-13.

This is a story about a separated woman, Adrienne Willis, (Diane Lane) who is tending a friend's beachfront inn for the weekend to think things out. Her life is in chaos with her ex-husband wanting her back and her daughter who is overly rebellious.

Along comes the only visitor, Dr. Paul Flanner, (Richard Gere) who is staying there to eventually confront the man whose wife had died on the operating table which he was performing a routine surgery. He faces conflict of his conscience and is there to sort things out.

At the inn comes a storm and they both refuse to leave. They comfort each other and become friends as they are holed up there until the storm passes.

Then she returns home and lets her husband know of her decision. In the meantime, Dr. Flanner writes her love letters which eventually changes their lives forever.

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality. Also starring Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis and Mae Whitman. It has a running time of 1 hour and 37 minutes. Directed by George Wolfe. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

I thought it was a good movie, however if you bring a guy, he might fall asleep.

OVERALL RATING: B

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