Weekly Roundup - Opening 9/26

It's been somewhat of a crazy first week for Opening Movies, but it sure has been fun!

There are plenty of movies to pick from to see this weekend, and with 3 of the 5 opening movies being based on novels, there should be some good films in the mix. There is also a diverse set of options, with their being a comedy (Choke), an historic military drama (Miracle at St. Anna), a romance (Nights in Rodanthe), a current military drama (The Lucky Ones), and a suspenseful action flick (Eagle Eye). It doesn't get much more diverse than that, so there should be something for everyone.

Weekend Suggestion:

If I had to select just one film to watch this weekend, I would definitely pick Choke. I've been looking forward to seeing it for more than a year now, and I don't want to wait any longer! It's based on a hillarious novel, has a great cast, and won the Jury Selection Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Doesn't get much better than that!

Nights in Rodanthe

Movie Info

Directed by: George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues)
Written by: Anna Peacock & John Romano (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Starring: Richard Gere (Pretty Woman, Chicago), Diane Lane (Must Love Dogs, under the Tuscan Sun), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order)
Genre: Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - Some sensuality
Runtime: 97 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 33% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 45/100
IMDB Rating: N/A
My Response: I was a big fan of the last Nicolas Sparks romance-turned-movie The Notebook, so I'm optimistic about this one. Nights in Rodanthe seems more gered (pun, haha!) for an older crowd when compared with The Notebook, but there's nothing wrong with that. And while The Notebook was about finding what you've lost, this seems more in line with finding something you've never had. Intereseting parallels. But with this being director Wolfe's first big screen movie, I'd wait to rent it though.

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