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Northern Lights

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4 star:		(3)
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2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is the 4th Nora Roberts based movie that my wife and I have enjoyed. It is. of course, an adaptation and, unless you are prepared for a 12 hour minisweries, it is always impossible to crowd an entire novel into a movie. Moving from book to movie means picking out what is best suited to the screen, and a necessary element in the plot, and discarding anything else. That was done well here. The main characters were well portrayed, even giving allowance for the fact that the female lead has not spent most of her professional carreer as an actress. This was at least as well done as 'Montana Sky'.

This movie was a suspenseful romance leaving you guessing until the end. It was one of my Amazon movie recommendations along with other romance christian movies so I thought it might be "clean". However, minutes in to the movie, I realized it wasn't as "wholesome" as I would have liked it to be. The movie includes a bar scene, drinking, 3 "intimate" scenes, and some bad language. The photography and scenery were nice, but I would not recommend this movie for family viewing.

Having not read this book first, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. The chemistry between the two main characters is undeniable. The storyline is great as always with any Nora Roberts book made for tv. I do see the point of the first review written on this movie - the book will always seem better than the movie if you've read it beforehand. That said, give the movie a shot especially if you are a fan of Eddie Cibrian and/or Leanne Rimes.

There is something about this movie I just love. The chemistry between LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian is undeniable, shown by the fact that they fell in love in real life while filming this movie. The scenery in the movie is very pretty. This movie has romance, suspense and some humor, and is just a fun escape!

Loved this DVD. Very close to the book. Nora Roberts is one of my favourite authors

So I read the other reviews...I DVR'd this movie when it was on Lifetime (LOL mostly because I wanted to see Rhimes and her co-star with whom alledgely split up her marriage) I have never read a NR book, never seen any of the movies...When I went to watch my DVR'd movie I found that my husband (or my son, no one will confess!) had stopped the DVR...of course I got to watch about 1/2 of the movie and I was so drawn in! UGH! So, my sister let me borrow her book...so far what I read and what I got to see are the same, taken in account it was a made for TV movie...and as for Rhimes acting...I agree, no Golden Globe or Acadmey Award for her part, but 1) she is a singer, 2) it was a TV movie, not like it was on the big screen and 3) Meg is complex and abrasive in the book too! I'm about 1/2 way through the book, and just started two days ago, I pick it up every time I get a chance...and I can't wait to watch the movie, from start to finish uninterrupted!

I had read the book and it was very good so I thought I would see the movie. The book was so much better (it usually is) then the movie. I did expect the book to be better and the movie to have some changes but they seemed to change the story way too much. Even the setting of the movie was all in daylight and in that part of Alaska, that time of year you get about 4 hours of daylight. I was disappointed with the movie. Some of the events and characters that were in the book, and made the story more suspenseful were removed. I am shocked that Nora Roberts allowed that much alteration to the story. If you read the book, wait for the movie on lifetime. The acting was not as good as I expected.

I was impressed with the acting, as it was better than I expacted. Also impressed with the scenery. The highlight of the film, for me, was seeing LeAnn Rimes for the first time. I think she is delightful. The plot was, perhaps, average, to be charitable. The leading actors made up for it.

I had already read the book and loved it. Found the movie on Amazon and just had to buy it. I loved it.

I have all the NR movies this one is an excellent movie. All of her movies are excellent I have not seen a bad one yet. I wished she would make more of her movies.