So it goes without saying that I won’t be paying $11 to see the Richard Gere-Diane Lane romance Nights in Rodanthe when it hits theaters in October. The teaser trailer below (which played before Sex and the City this weekend) is more peculiar than it is enticing. I mean, doesn’t the beach house that serves as the central set piece look like it’s made out of high-quality cardboard? And how exactly does it avoid getting washed away at high tide, considering its positioning right on the beach? Also: Standing in the direct path of a charging herd of wild horses is not romantic; it’s scary. Sorry, romancionados, not even that "from the bestselling author of The Notebook and Message in a Bottle" tagline is gonna get me to open my wallet.
That said, I am almost certain I’ll catch Nights in Rodanthe on some lazy Sunday afternoon, or perhaps a gloriously woozy sick day, sometime in 2010. What better way to enjoy Lane and Gere’s giddy game of trashketball than under the influence of NyQuil. (The easier to shed tears when Gere comes to inevitable terms with his Big Doctor-y Mistake, or when/if Lane says goodbye to the unbearable hotness that is Christopher Meloni.) And it won’t be all angst all the time — there’s Viola Davis offering sassy support ™ and Lane dancing in front of a bookshelf to an Oldie But a Goodie ®! Resistance is futile — especially if you’ve already seen Sweet November, Forces of Nature, and Miss Congeniality on three or more occasions!
What say you, PopWatchers? Will you see Nights in Rodanthe on the big screen, the small screen, or no screen whatsoever? All must be revealed!
Definitely! It’s a little different from the book, but I guess I can see why.
After seeing SATC with my friend, we wanted to talk about the trailer to this movie, which I was sure was going to be called “The Beach House”. My friend had to explain the plot of the movie to me because the trailer had me so confused.
I have a feeling that my friend’s narration and explanation of the trailer will be the highlight of the movie.
I will NEVER see this movie, be it in the theater or on TBS. For years, I’ve had inexplicable recurring nightmares about Richard Gere trying to attack me- the only recurring nightmares I’ve ever had. The dude creeps me out, and I spent the entire trailer convinced he was trapping Diane Lane alone in her dangerous beach house to murder her. I would’ve run screaming from the theater if there hadn’t been so many people shut out of SATC ready to steal my seat.
GAG! Can we pack one more cliche into this movie? Can Diane Lane PLEASE find a film worthy of her talents?!? Can Richard Gere PLEASE get out of show biz because he AIN’T THAT HOT and he AIN’T THAT GOOD of an actor!! Arrrgh!
There is NO house in Rodanthe, NC THAT close to the shore line. The houses he was running by are more typical, but they look like Gulf Shores or Perdido Key, Fl….sigh….why can’t they at least get the details right? And god, what a sappy book….
MrKitty, where did you get your information? The house “DOES” exist. Check your facts. All you have to do is google it. And I was standing right beside it last year on a visit to the Outer Banks.
Yes the house does exist… I’ve got pictures of it. However, it is not on the beach as in the movie… it’s just on the other side of the sand dunes.
Weird as it is, I’ll always watch a movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book. I grew up in eastern N.C., where Sparks bases his books, and no matter how tear inducing the plots are, in some ways, it’s like coming home. I can see places I’ve been, accents I know (well, not always on that one) and just enjoy it. I’ve seen Sparks speak, and he’s fascinating. Schmaltzy, cliched, whatever, i’ll still see it, because it’s like going home for me.
I’m gonna see it just because I live near the places they filmed and because I know someone who is in it.
I totally agree with Julie. Not only can Richard Gere not act, this movie looks like everything that’s wrong with movies–and after I saw this during Sunday night’s showing of SatC I wasn’t the only person in the theatre in hysterics, because the front portion all burst into laughter at once. It looks terrible! Nicholas Sparks cannot write a novel and his books make the worst movies.
I’m with you, Slezak – I certainly won’t shell out to see it in the theater, or put it in my Netflix queue, but it’s the perfect movie to watch on TBS when you’re home sick and dosed up on Theraflu.
Actually, you’re in very little danger standing in the way of a herd of running horses (I should know, I’ve done it, albeit not intentionally). They have excellent maneuverability and no interest in running into anything. Now cows, on the other hand, cows will crush you.
Much like the levels of sentimentality in this trailer.
I’ll pass. Slezak totally right about the house I can’t believe it could be real.
Actually guys there is such a house, called the Serendipity, and it was used when the film crew came to the Outer Banks of NC to shoot scenes for the movie. Not sure if it is that close to the ocean, but I’ve seen the house from NC 12 as I travel to and from Hatteras and pass through Rodanthe. Just wanted you all to know that is is not cardboard but very real.
The person who wrote that moronic review is a complete retarded idiotic ass!!! I will be seeing this opening night! Diane Lane is the most gorgeous and talented actress ever and the dumbf**k who wrote the review should be ashamed of him/herself for writing such insults and should be out of a job! That’s what I think.
Michael Slezak…that’s the dumbf**k. Who the hell hired you? They should be fired too!
Must admit the house would have washed away,horses scary, love story already told…I will rent it when it comes out I like sappy love storys.