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.
Acting
Paul Newman steals every scene as grumpy dad Dodge.
Cinematography
Cape Cod looks impossibly golden and windswept.
Score
Gabriel Yared's score weeping appropriately throughout.
Director
Luis Mandoki
Kevin Costner
Garrett Blake
Robin Wright
Theresa Osborne
Paul Newman
Dodge Blake
John Savage
Johnny Land
Illeana Douglas
Lina Paul
Robbie Coltrane
Charlie Toschi
Jesse James
Jason Osborne
Bethel Leslie
Marta Land
Tom Aldredge
Hank Land
Viveka Davis
Alva
Raphael Sbarge
Andy
Rosemary Murphy
Helen at the B&B
Steven Eckholdt
David Osborne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Costner performed many of his own sailing stunts and spent months learning to handle the 42-foot boat.
This was the first Nicholas Sparks adaptation to hit theaters, establishing the template: white people, water, tragedy.
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