cv981_16679.txt

director_NN
luis_NP
mandoki_???
's_BEZ
last_OD
film_NN
was_BEDZ
the_DT
superb_JJ
,_,
serious_JJ
1994_CD
drama_NN
"_"
when_CS
a_DT
man_NN
loves_VBZ
a_DT
woman_NN
,_,
"_"
but_CC
his_PP$
luck_NN
has_HVZ
ultimately_RB
run_VBN
out_RP
with_IN
his_PP$
latest_JJS
picture_NN
,_,
"_"
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
,_,
"_"
which_WDT
is_BEZ
the_DT
worst_JJS
type_NN
of_IN
romance_NN
,_,
a_DT
movie_NN
that_CS
tugs_NNS
so_RB
relentlessly_RB
and_CC
violently_RB
at_IN
the_DT
heartstrings_NNS
that_CS
it_PP
miraculously_RB
manages_VBZ
to_IN
dry_JJ
out_RP
your_PP$
eyes_NNS
rather_RB
than_CS
tear_NN
them_PP
up_RP
._.
everything_PN
that_CS
occurs_VBZ
can_MD
be_BE
telegraphed_VBN
way_NN
in_IN
advance_NN
since_CS
this_DT
same_DT
type_NN
of_IN
story_NN
has_HVZ
been_BEN
done_DON
many_DT
times_NNS
before---and_NN
much_DT
better---so_???
there_RB
's_BEZ
an_DT
absence_NN
of_IN
suspense_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
film_NN
ultimately_RB
moves_VBZ
at_IN
such_DT
a_DT
very_RB
,_,
very_RB
deliberate_JJ
pace_NN
,_,
as_CS
if_CS
it_PP
is_BEZ
trying_VBG
to_TO
make_VB
great_JJ
,_,
"_"
meaningful_JJ
"_"
statements_NNS
and_CC
plot_NN
developments_NNS
,_,
that_CS
it_PP
just_RB
becomes_VBZ
a_DT
tedious_JJ
bore_NN
to_IN
sit_VB
through_IN
._.
"_"
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
"_"
begins_VBZ
with_IN
theresa_NP
osborne_NP
(_(
robin_NP
wright_NP
penn_???
)_(
,_,
a_DT
single_JJ
mother_NN
and_CC
researcher_NN
at_IN
the_DT
chicago_NP
tribune_NN
,_,
whom_WP
finds_VBZ
a_DT
bottle_NN
washed_VBN
up_RP
on_IN
shore_NN
as_IN
she_PP
is_BEZ
jogging_NN
one_CD
day_NN
._.
inside_IN
the_DT
bottle_NN
is_BEZ
an_DT
anonymous_JJ
love_NN
letter_NN
addressed_VBN
to_IN
a_DT
mystery_NN
woman_NN
named_VBN
catherine_NP
,_,
and_CC
theresa_NP
is_BEZ
so_RB
taken_VBN
aback_RB
by_IN
its_PP$
honesty_NN
and_CC
sweetness_NN
that_CS
she_PP
shows_VBZ
it_PP
around_IN
at_IN
her_PP$
work_NN
and_CC
,_,
to_IN
her_PP$
objection_NN
,_,
finds_VBZ
that_CS
her_PP
editor_NN
has_HVZ
placed_VBN
the_DT
letter_NN
in_IN
the_DT
newspaper_NN
._.
soon_RB
,_,
a_DT
heavy_JJ
research_NN
is_BEZ
conducted_VBN
to_IN
find_VB
out_RP
who_WP
wrote_VBD
the_DT
letter_NN
based_VBN
on_IN
the_DT
type_NN
of_IN
bottle_NN
and_CC
a_DT
ship_NN
logo_NN
on_IN
the_DT
top_NN
of_IN
the_DT
typed_VBN
message_NN
,_,
and_CC
after_IN
it_PP
is_BEZ
traced_VBN
to_IN
a_DT
man_NN
named_VBN
garrett_NP
blake_NP
,_,
theresa_NP
finds_VBZ
herself_PPX
traveling_IN
to_TO
the_DT
outer_JJ
banks_NNS
,_,
a_DT
boating_NN
town_NN
in_IN
north_NN
carolina_NP
,_,
to_IN
find_NN
out_RP
the_DT
specifics_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
message_NN
._.
of_IN
course_NN
,_,
garrett_NP
turns_VBZ
out_RP
to_IN
be_BE
a_DT
handsome_JJ
,_,
rugged_JJ
man_NN
around_IN
theresa_NP
's_POS
age_NN
and_CC
played_VBD
by_IN
kevin_NP
costner_NN
._.
she_PP
is_BEZ
immediately_RB
charmed_JJ
by_IN
him_PP
,_,
but_CC
hesitant_JJ
to_IN
unveil_VB
the_DT
truth_NN
of_IN
why_WRB
she_PP
is_BEZ
there_RB
,_,
and_CC
finds_VBZ
that_CS
catherine_NP
was_BEDZ
garrett_NP
's_POS
late_JJ
wife_NN
who_WP
died_VBD
a_DT
few_DT
years_NNS
earlier_RBR
._.
do_DO
you_PP
think_VB
you_PP
know_VB
where_CS
this_DT
is_BEZ
headed_VBN
?_?
most_DT
likely_JJ
you_PP
do_DO
,_,
and_CC
i_PP
wouldn't_MD
call_VB
it_PP
giving_VBG
away_RB
anything_PN
to_IN
say_NN
that_CS
by_IN
the_DT
picture_NN
's_POS
end_NN
,_,
the_DT
movie_NN
has_HVZ
fallen_VBN
into_IN
deep_JJ
,_,
artificial_JJ
melodrama_NN
that_CS
i_PP
didn't_DOD
buy_VB
for_IN
a_DT
second_NN
._.
if_CS
there_EX
are_BER
any_DT
positive_JJ
things_NNS
to_IN
say_NN
about_IN
"_"
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
,_,
"_"
it_PP
is_BEZ
that_DT
the_DT
performances_NNS
by_IN
robin_NP
wright_NP
penn_???
and_CC
paul_NP
newman_NP
,_,
as_CS
garrett_NP
's_POS
stubborn_JJ
,_,
but_CC
loving_JJ
father_NN
,_,
are_BER
far_RB
above_RB
par_NN
to_IN
be_BE
in_CD
such_DT
a_DT
wasteful_JJ
,_,
"_"
shaggy_JJ
dog_NN
"_"
love_NN
story_NN
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
the_DT
cinematography_NN
by_IN
caleb_???
deschanel_NN
takes_NNS
great_JJ
advantage_NN
of_IN
the_DT
beautiful_JJ
eastern_JJ
coast_NN
,_,
and_CC
paints_NNS
chicago_NP
as_IN
an_DT
equally_RB
alluring_JJ
city_NN
._.
meanwhile_RB
,_,
costner_NN
has_HVZ
yet_RB
to_TO
redeem_VB
himself_PPX
for_IN
some_DT
of_IN
the_DT
less-than-stellar_JJ
films_NNS
that_CS
he_PP
has_HVZ
made_VBN
recently_RB
._.
it_PP
seems_VBZ
that_CS
with_IN
such_DT
bad_JJ
luck_NN
,_,
he_PP
wouldn't_MD
want_VB
to_IN
make_NN
another_DT
movie_NN
set_NN
near_IN
water_NN
,_,
but_CC
here_RB
he_PP
is_BEZ
again_RB
with_IN
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
main_JJ
,_,
and_CC
most_DT
ridiculous_JJ
,_,
centerpieces_NNS
set_VB
on_IN
a_DT
storm-swept_NN
sea_NN
._.
the_DT
other_JJ
actors_NNS
are_BER
all_PDT
,_,
sadly_RB
,_,
wasted_VBN
,_,
including_IN
illeana_NP
douglas_NP
,_,
an_DT
underused_JJ
actress_NN
who_WP
seems_VBZ
to_IN
always_RB
get_VB
stuck_JJ
with_IN
the_DT
"_"
friend_NN
"_"
roles_NNS
,_,
here_RB
playing_VBG
penn_???
's_BEZ
confidante_NN
and_CC
co-worker_NN
at_IN
the_DT
tribune_NN
._.
the_DT
first_OD
half_NN
of_IN
"_"
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
"_"
plays_VBZ
like_IN
a_DT
hum-drum_NN
,_,
trite_JJ
television_NN
movie_NN
for_IN
the_DT
lifetime_NN
channel_NN
,_,
as_CS
theresa_NP
spends_VBZ
a_DT
great_JJ
deal_NN
of_IN
time_NN
"_"
getting_VBG
to_IN
know_VB
"_"
garrett_NP
,_,
with_IN
dialogue_NN
that_CS
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
the_DT
least_RBS
bit_NN
stimulating_JJ
or_CC
entertaining_JJ
._.
usually_RB
,_,
i_PP
am_BEM
the_DT
type_NN
of_IN
person_NN
to_IN
practically_RB
salivate_JJ
over_IN
dialogue-laden_NN
sequences_NNS
since_CS
the_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
no_DT
doubt_NN
trying_VBG
to_IN
develop_VB
the_DT
characters_NNS
and_CC
their_PP$
relationships_NNS
,_,
but_CC
here_RB
it_PP
all_PDT
rang_VBD
with_IN
a_DT
resounding_JJ
falseness_NN
since_CS
the_DT
dialogue_NN
felt_VBD
"_"
written_JJ
,_,
"_"
and_CC
not_XNOT
as_IN
if_NN
people_NN
were_BED
really_RB
"_"
talking_VBG
._.
"_"
when_CS
the_DT
main_JJ
characters_NNS
of_IN
a_DT
film_NN
have_HV
very_RB
little_JJ
of_IN
interest_NN
to_IN
say_VB
to_IN
each_DT
other_JJ
,_,
and_CC
are_BER
not_XNOT
particularly_RB
interesting_JJ
themselves_PPX
,_,
you_PP
know_VB
immediately_RB
that_CS
you_PP
are_BER
in_IN
trouble_NN
._.
i_PP
swear_VB
that_CS
while_CS
watching_VBG
"_"
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
,_,
"_"
i_PP
felt_VBD
as_IN
if_NN
i_PP
had_HVD
just_RB
read_VBN
the_DT
screenplay_NN
in_IN
its_PP$
entirety_NN
before_IN
arriving_VBG
at_IN
the_DT
theater_NN
(_(
heck_NN
,_,
in_IN
actuality_NN
i'm_???
not_XNOT
even_JJ
familiar_JJ
to_IN
the_DT
novel_NN
this_DT
is_BEZ
based_VBN
on_IN
,_,
by_IN
nicholas_NP
sparks_NNS
)_)
._.
always_RB
one_CD
step_NN
ahead_RB
of_IN
the_DT
characters_NNS
,_,
the_DT
movie_NN
ran_VBD
so_RB
closely_RB
and_CC
tightly_RB
to_IN
the_DT
constraints_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
tried-and-true_VB
hollywood_NP
melodrama_NN
,_,
the_DT
film_NN
strip_NN
often_RB
seemed_VBD
to_TO
almost_RB
be_BE
in_IN
danger_NN
of_IN
tearing_VBG
._.
nobody_PN
wins_VBZ
prizes_NNS
for_IN
guessing_VBG
that_DT
garrett_NP
will_MD
eventually_RB
find_VB
out_RP
theresa_NP
's_POS
secret_JJ
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
several_DT
obstacles_NNS
will_MD
come_VB
within_IN
their_PP$
ways_NNS
of_IN
living_NN
happily_RB
ever_RB
after_IN
._.
this_DT
same_DT
exact_JJ
problem_NN
occurred_VBD
in_IN
last_OD
year_NN
's_POS
very_RB
,_,
very_RB
similar_JJ
(_(
watch_VB
this_DT
,_,
and_CC
you_PP
will_MD
realize_VB
just_RB
how_WRB
similar_JJ
i_PP
mean_VB
)_)
meg_NP
ryan-nicolas_NP
cage_NN
romantic_JJ
drama_NN
,_,
"_"
city_NN
of_IN
angels_NNS
._.
"_"
although_CS
theresa_NP
is_BEZ
deeply_RB
touched_VBN
by_IN
the_DT
"_"
heartfelt_NN
"_"
letter_NN
that_CS
she_PP
finds_VBZ
in_IN
the_DT
bottle_NN
,_,
perhaps_RB
the_DT
filmakers_NNS
might_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
better_JJR
off_IN
finding_VBG
a_DT
message_NN
in_IN
a_DT
bottle_NN
of_IN
their_PP$
own_DT
,_,
preferably_RB
before_IN
filming_VBG
began_VBN
._.
it_PP
should_MD
have_HV
read_VBN
,_,
"_"
memo_???
to_TO
screenwriters_FW
:_:
use_NN
you_PP
brain_NN
!_!
"_"