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For gosh sakes, Kevin, give her something . . . .
You just hate to see stupid people, don't you? OK. For men. This is the kind of movie you get to watch with your wife or girlfriend when you've been an idiot. And, no doubt about it, this movie will make you suffer.

OK. For Women. This is the kind of movie you get for yourself when you are down and you can't find the right love because you've been dating idiots like the guy above. And after this movie you may consider a stint somewhere in a Buddhist temple in a country that does not have zip codes.

The plot isn't bad although the author, Sparks and the actor, Costner, do their best to botch it up. People should miss those who have crossed the River Styx. Family members. Husbands. Wives. If you didn't miss them you didn't love them. And sometimes you can't move on. At least for awhile. At least you can't move on as fast as the people around you want you to.

So Robin Penn Wright finds 'the message in a bottle,' Costner's ode to the passing of his wife and his love, and falls in love with the sentiment. She tracks him down. I don't know how she does this. It seems highly improbable. I hate that in a movie. The director saying "we're going to go from Point A to Point B, even though it seems impossible, so just forget how I did it!"

Whatever she uses she finds Costner and they begin to fall in love. At least she does. I don't know what Mr. Costner is trying to convey here. Maybe it's the script. He likes hanging out with Theresa (Penn Wright), And who wouldn't? She's just gorgeous, and says all the right things, trusts him, you know that they would be married forever. But he doesn't give her much to base anything on. Costner looks like an aging 'Lands End' model who JUST WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT HIS LOVE AND MISSING HER . . . .

So it's hard to understand why she would stick around. Harder to imagine why he would want her to. There is a great scene with the extraordinary Paul Newman and Costner where the acting talents of both come out. That's it. It's beautifully photographed. Larry Scantlebury. 3 stars



Skip the movie-read the book!
I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks' novels. His books center around tragedy. With that being said they are definitely tearjerkers. I loved the movie adaptations of The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, but this one was terrible.
When there is a movie version of a book, I tend to read it first and this was beyond the worst novel to silver screen adaptation. I know I shouldn't expect it to be just like his book, but too much of it was changed (including my favorite part-the ending). It was so disappointing. Even though it may not be the shorter route to take (since it is quite long), my advice is to read the book.

Broken hearted
I purchased this movie on a whim; it was on sale at a store that was closing. I never expected what I got.

Message in a Bottle hit me at my core. The passion and love that Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn share in the film is so real, so true. Costner's character is struggling with the loss of his beloved wife, Catharine, an element that adds greatly to the story.

I never expected to find so much passion in one movie. My heart simply aches for Penn's character; to find love like that...

Wonderfully done. Not only did Costner and Penn shine in their roles, the supporting roles were well done also. I recommend this movie to anybody who enjoys a good love story, a story with depth and meaning. You won't regret it.

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