Synopsis
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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Cast
- Kevin CostnerGarrett Blake
- Robin WrightTheresa Osborne
- Paul NewmanDodge Blake
- John SavageJohnny Land
- Illeana DouglasLina Paul
- Robbie ColtraneCharlie Toschi
- Jesse JamesJason Osborne
- Bethel LeslieMarta Land
- Tom AldredgeHank Land
- Viveka DavisAlva
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
On paper, the movie sounds unbearably schlocky, but Costner plays Garret the reluctant backcountry prince as mythic but also foxy and life size. - 63
USA Today
At least this movie has flashes of humor, thought nearly all come courtesy of Newman. [12 February 1999, Life, p.8E] - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The 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. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The story is so sentimental that even soap-opera buffs may feel it outwears its welcome. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
A movie that barely lives. - 50
Newsweek
The film has its dumb points: too many shots of churning surf and lovers nestled in beach blankets, not to mention the premise that women find incommunicative, hulking shells like Blake the height of irresistibility. But it gets you. - 40
The New York Times
Garret is played by Kevin Costner, who should avoid all future roles that call for overalls and goggles and who this time crosses the line from teasingly laconic to stodgy. - 40
The A.V. Club
The depressing results will likely make viewers feel jerked around when it's all over.
