14 October 2012. This romance drama has Costner in his typical flawed adult male character who discovers himself with a message in a bottle twist. The movie straight forward with several plot moves that has the females swooning one moment, crying the next. This is definitely a female movie though its serious moments outweigh the anticipated light moments making this movie more of a somber serious movie that can't be considered a feel good movie, more of a tear jerker. Nevertheless, it has heart, meaning that may offer an enduring haunting message. Autumn in New York (2000), Somewhere In Time (1980), and Up Close and Personal (1996) have similar tonality and memorable themes.
Review of Message in a Bottle
