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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThis is one of the increasingly rare Hollywood films that treat people in middle age as though their feelings were just as intense and their needs just as valid as those of people half their age.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyRodanthe is a reliably steamy stormy sultry story.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldA slow-moving, unashamedly weepy, middle-age love story of the kind big-studio Hollywood doesn't often make anymore.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA tasteful melodrama courtesy of the easy chemistry between its two leads and a generally restrained touch from Tony-winning director George C. Wolfe in his feature debut.
- 50VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryHardly groundbreaking, but for those with an appetite for an increasingly rare gust of unapologetic romance, well, as they say, any port in a storm.
- 50Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisMay not be best chick flick around, but it's the flick with the best chick by far.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAs skillful and charismatic as Gere is, I never get the sense he's really in there, conversing with his fellow actor.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumLane and Gere mime adult courtship with the efficiency of synchronized swimmers. Yet in this ocean of emotion, they look like they're drowning.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceExhibits a certain amount of integrity in its dedication to being uncomplicated, unashamed romantic goo.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie attempts to jerk tears with one clunky device after another, in a plot that is a perfect storm of cliche and contrivance. In fact, it even contains a storm -- an imperfect one.