sross-14564 I agree with the review that said we were not given a chance to invest in the characters. I actually cringed when they first kissed. It just didn't fit. The letters didn't make since. He barely knew her yet discribing her character. Wasn't moved at all.

Aaditya Swaroop This movie has the signature of Nicholas Sparks - romance and tragedy. It has been the same for all his works which have been made into movies - the notebook, A walk to remember, message in a bottle, dear John. Nights is no different. It's a sweet love story. Richard Gere and Diane lene depict believable characters. Full marks to both of them for the chemistry and displayed emotions. I fell for the locations of the movie and the cinematography - The inn is breathtaking with all the blue colours. What a beach location! The extra effort to make the actors wear some shade of blue all the time was clearly visible. Would have appreciated the movie more if time was invested in building up the love between richard and diane. It seemed a bit abrupt. I did feel happy when they hooked up and sad when Richard dies, but the magic of "A walk to remember" was missing. That movie really touched me...nights just missed it by inches.Overall, for a Nicholas Sparks work, I was hoping for more magic. 6.5 out of 10 for me.

Shamontiel Vaughn There's something about movies with bratty teenagers that will always ruin a film for me. Without the teenagers, this movie reminded me so much of a cross between "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" (the latter more than the first). But the bratty daughter who was super disrespectful to her mother over a divorce reminded me too much of "The Descendants," another movie with kids that need to be disciplined and talk to their parents any kind of way. Without the brat, I may have enjoyed this movie more. I watched the movie because I love Richard Gere, but what's interesting is I never believed the chemistry between him and Diane Lane's character (Adrienne Willis) when he was a stranger at a North Carolina inn. I wasn't even interested in the widowed husband. But once they separated and started writing, the plot picked up tremendously. Problem is that was almost the end of the movie. The last 20 minutes or so are five stars. The rest? Nothing to brag about.

moonspinner55 A one-dimensional weeper. Adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel casts Diane Lane as a wife and mother who retreats to her friend's empty bed-and-breakfast on the coast of North Carolina after her husband has an extra-marital affair; soon after, she meets Richard Gere, a troubled doctor who has recently lost one of his patients and is facing a malpractice lawsuit. Despite these attractive players, reunited from "The Cotton Club" and "Unfaithful", there's not a single convincing moment to be found--even the stormy-romantic locale seems plastic, a computer-generated confection. The narrative has been engineered to give Lane in particular a real emotional workout: she shouts, she worries, she cries, she laughs, she gets tipsy, she dances with carefree abandon. By the time the plot mechanisms kick in, audiences have had their fill of her. As a result, the finale--weighty with tragedy--doesn't carry much resonance. ** from ****