One day, out on a jog on the shores of Lake Michigan, she sees a bottle halfway buried in the sand. Theresa hides her pain of this failed relationship by being a dependable, quietly driven career woman at The Chicago Tribune, where she works as a researcher. The story begins with Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) sending off her son, Jason, to spend some time with her former husband. It positions itself as a sort of comeback vehicle for an actor with dubious-as-of-late box office draw, Kevin Costner. Though some of the details are a little different, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE tells this story as a handsome, thoughtful date movie with many admirable elements. A man, stranded on an island, casts out onto the sea a message for salvation in a corked bottle, hoping that someone will find it and rescue him. The legend has been around for so long, it is a wonder that a movie hasn’t been made about it sooner.
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