and shot in vancouver with the amountains of the low country of south carolina visible in the background . for heaven sake and they should have reset the location . there be no coastal mountain in south carolina . period . lame visuals . they should have be beautiful . and the story limp along . i really do not understand why it be such a hit a a book and although i have to admit it one i haven not read a yet . usually i read the book and give the film a miss . there be nothing in this movie that make me want to buy the book and or even borrow it from the library . verdict represent the mermaid chair seem pretty shallow to moi .