Movie night

We watched the movie Nights in Rodanthe this evening, and enjoyed it thoroughly (some of us for the second time) even though we laughed at the inaccurate order of the shots showing Dr. Paul Flanner's drive to Rodanthe (first he's in Nags Head, then on the ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke, then driving NORTH on Ocracoke, but somehow miraculously arriving in Rodanthe). The shots were gorgeous (I adore good cinematography anyway, but when it covers my favorite place on earth, I love it even more), just the editing to put them in that order was a bit off. We laughed at the fact that this is most likely true for many movies, but unless you really know the area, you wouldn't have any idea.

I also enjoyed the fact that, after the hurricane comes ashore and water is shown churning under the house, Dr. Paul jumps in his (very low to the ground) sportscar, which has been parked under the house, and drives it away. Not bloody likely in real life, but of course that's part of what makes movies entertaining - they are not like real life!

My favorite part of the movie was (of course) the scene of the band playing at the party on the pier after the storm, since my friends and neighbors Marcy, Lou, Katy, and Kevin are in it. We watched that scene essentially frame by frame, using pause and rewind liberally. It's great fun to see people you know in a movie!

If you haven't seen the movie, and you love the Outer Banks, you'll probably enjoy it for the scenery, a few small samples of the local brogue accent, and the shots of musicians you can see live right here every week. The movie itself isn't earth shatteringly fantastic, but it's a sweet romance (although it doesn't have a traditional happy ending). And of course, Richard Gere is easy on the eyes, so you might enjoy the movie for that reason alone. (Diane Lane is lovely, too, if your preference is for good looking women!)