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Rodanthe Heavy on the Syrup

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(Newser) – Tearjerker novel Nights in Rodanthe left some critics sobbing and others scowling. Now Unfaithful co-stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane are reunited for the movie version of the Nicholas Sparks romance, with a similar divide. The actors' "natural rapport" makes for a movie "one either utterly succumbs to or stubbornly resists," Brian Lowry writes in Variety.

The schmaltzy storyline proved too much for Laura Clifford at Reeling Reviews, who found "little to recommend" in the "goopy, disjointed weepie," despite the best efforts of its stars. "Fans of weepy romances will dig it," Matt Stevens concludes at E! Online. "The rest of us would prefer a battle with mutant killer rats."

Actress Diane Lane poses with co-star actor Richard Gere at the
Actress Diane Lane poses with co-star actor Richard Gere at the "Nights In Rodanthe" world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York this week.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Richard Gere and Diane Lane appear in a scene from
Richard Gere and Diane Lane appear in a scene from "Nights in Rodanthe."   (AP Photo)
Members of the staff and crew in
Members of the staff and crew in "Nights in Rodanthe," which stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane, enter a theater in Wilmington, N.C., this week for a screening.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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