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Message in a Bottle (1999)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:10

Rotten:24

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The story of a long distance love connection that is made when Penn, a Chicago journalist, discovers a love letter that Costner, a widowed sailboat repairer, let drift into the ocean. She quickly... [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage

Director: Luis Mandoki

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:19 AM	Time Out
0/5	Victor Olliver	If only Costner could be cast out to sea like a bottle. Comment \| Aug., 08 2002 04:45 AM	Teletext
N/R	Jamie Graham	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:04 AM	Sight and Sound
5/10	John J. Puccio	If it had just quit while it was ahead.... Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 18 2009 10:35 AM	DVDTown.com
N/R	Todd McCarthy	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 24 2008 03:15 AM	Variety
4/10	John Venable	Leaves one feeling empty. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 31 2005 03:27 PM	Supercala.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:22 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:24 AM	Reeling Reviews
2/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:04 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
4/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:06 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 02:51 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:05 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:04 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:04 AM	Boston Phoenix
1.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 22 2002 08:04 AM	Globe and Mail
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	Paul Newman as a cantankerous old man steals this movie with his character's endearing forthrightness. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 28 2002 12:05 PM	Spirituality and Practice
N/R	Peter Travers	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 11 2001 06:40 PM	Rolling Stone
short	Chuck Rudolph	Tolerate the silly and swoony story and allow yourself to drift away in the gorgeous Caleb Deschanel photography. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 28 2001 09:36 PM	Matinee Magazine
	Jim Chastain	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 12 2001 12:25 PM	Norman Transcript
2.5/4	James Kendrick	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 27 2001 04:17 PM	Q Network Film Desk

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