“The Secret: Dare To Dream” (*** out of four) was an affecting adaptation of Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 book which has been fashioned into a Nicholas Sparks movie framework about a struggling single mother (Katie Holmes) who meets a very nice college professor (Josh Lucas) who ingratiates his way into their lives and becomes the glue to keep them together as they are financially and personally falling apart. Unabashedly predictable and old-fashioned but good performances by all and rock-solid direction from Andy Tennant make this hard to resist. Byrne co-wrote the perceptive and sometimes funny screenplay.