Fine performances can't disguise the fact that this three-hankie weeper, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks (THE NOTEBOOK, A WALK TO REMEMBER, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE), is a shameless puddle of romantic slop.
Suburban housewife Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) is having a miserable year: Her husband, Jack (Christopher Meloni), left her for another woman seven months ago; her rebellious teenager, Amanda (Mae Whitman), treats her with thinly disguised contempt; and she's just lost her beloved father. So Adrienne is eagerly anticipating some alone time while Jack takes Amanda and her younger brother, Danny (Charlie Tahan), on an Orlando vacation. Granted, she did ag...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
97 mins