As a hurricane bears down on an inn on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two strangers-a surgeon (Richard Gere) in search of redemption and the inn's caretaker (Diane Lane), a woman seeking respite from her troubled marriage-arethrown together by chance and drawn into a life-altering relationship. Moving romantic drama, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks ("The Notebook"), also stars Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman, and an uncredited James Franco. 97 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French.