Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama film based in San Francisco directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron.

He complies, but then stages a surprise return during the Thanksgiving holiday, giving her gifts that remind her of their happy times.

Sara runs out of her apartment with Nelson chasing her in the street until finally she stops along a foot bridge to the park entrance.

The website's critics consensus states: "Schmaltzy and manipulative, Sweet November suffers from an implausible plot and non-existent chemistry between its leads.

"[4] At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 27 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

[6] Todd McCarthy of Variety called it: "A contrived but entirely workable premise is given a well-tooled treatment in Sweet November, a femme-slanted doomed romance with a heavily calculated feel to it.

"[7] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 1 out of 4, and wrote: "Passes off pathological behavior as romantic bliss.

"[8] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone warned: "Beware all male viewers who enter here, you are in chick-movie hell.