A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.... (Full plot summary below)
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A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
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| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorIt may not be “The Bridges of Madison County,” but the latest Kevin Costner romance is nearly as good as they get. |
| TeletextVictor OlliverIf only Costner could be cast out to sea like a bottle. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's not a great film, but it succeeds in being both tender and cathartic. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanOn paper, the movie sounds unbearably schlocky, but Costner plays Garret the reluctant backcountry prince as mythic but also foxy and life size. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordNext to this, the films of 'The Horse Whisperer' and 'The English Patient' could almost be mistaken for entries in the 'Die Hard' series. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThe climactic events are shameless, contrived, and wildly out of tune with the rest of the story. To saddle Costner, Penn and Newman with such goofy melodrama is like hiring Fred Astaire and strapping a tractor on his back. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. Butterworth"Message in a Bottle" bids Costner a return to his more romantic roots, but since he's in mourning throughout most of the picture, he slips into portraying The Carpenter. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaPerhaps the most disappointing thing about Message in a Bottle is that it really could have turned out to be something. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. PuccioIf it had just quit while it was ahead.... |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIt's love with tragic complications, and director Luis Mandoki drags the torture out for two-plus hours. |
