There is a reason teens love this movie. Good girl finds bad boy irresitible. The movie could have used more character development, but remember this was written for teen girls.It is a good movie to take your teen daughters to. Where Harry Potter attracted teen boys, Twilight is the "Harry Potter" for teen girls. For Moms...wait for it on DVD unless your idea of a good movie is hearing all the teen girls sigh everytime the leading man appears.
I waited until two weeks out before deciding on a whim to go see it during the middle of the day. There was not a dry eye in the house. Of course the theater was filled with Desperate Housewife types. This movie would have replaced Sleepless in Seattle for me if not for the ending. Classics must have a happy ending. Diane Lane was outstanding. Richard Gere almost bordered uninterested. If he wasn't so good looking he could have easily been replaced with a higher caliber actor. Luckily for the movie Diane Lane carried him.