The Love Letter

The story is excellent, have to say is one of the best I've seen in years. However, the total effect of the movie isn't so impressive, I would say it may be a directing problem. The music does not form enough... Full review

I love this movie!! How real can you get? Going about your every day life, having catalysts change your whole direction and tone, over something that wasn't meant for you to start with? The characters aren't deep, but they are achingly... Full review

The best thing about The Love Letter is Kate Capshaw who effortlessly generates sympathy and laughs as the lonely bookseller suddenly surrounded by suitors. Still, the performances of all actors are strong, with Capshaw and Selleck giving poignant portrayals in the film's central relationship. ... Full Review

And in being a star vehicle for Capshaw, The Love Letter cant be faulted. She looks great, is virtually in every scene and flexes every last one of her acting muscles. ... Full Review

Yes, confusion ensues, so this must be a cheery comedy of manners, the kind that rollicks into happily-ever-after-land.....Now it may be artistically brave of them to agree to such treatment.... ... Full Review

"The Love Letter" is a romantic comedy of much charm and wisdom, set in a storybook New England village, that takes a bemused look at the capriciousness of fate in determining the course of our lives. No one familiar with this large cast can be surprised at how effective everyone is in taking the crisply defined roles in often quite unexpected directions. ... Full Review

In fact, at a little more than 80 minutes, "The Love Letter" could be the dullest film of its length we'll see all year. Not to say that "The Love Letter" is bad, but this unsuccessful adaptation of Cathleen Schine's best-selling farcical novel is without any real laughs, which is lethal since it's supposed to be a comedy. ... Full Review

Helen Gurley Brown is one of the most fascinating women of the last century. Not only was she the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 fabulous years, but she is an excellent example of the self-made success story, rising from... ... Full Article

"In a town that couldn't possibly exist comes a story that couldn't possibly happen - ideal ingredients for a romantic comedy. The Love Letter is an amiable small town tale about an unsigned love letter that passes through various hands... ... Full Article

Maybe it's the mawkishly generic title, or maybe that it's been programmed as the distaff "Phantom Menace" alternative, but "The Love Letter" is a movie you dislike on principle. So, damn director Peter Chan and the nook-and-cranny whimsy of Maria ... Full Article

In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter--ardent, sensual...and unsigned. ... Full Article

If you examine film release schedules, you may notice a fairly substantial gap that surrounds May 19, 1999. On that date, a little flick called The Phantom Menace - or Star Wars: Episode I - hit screens, and this was... ... Full Article

Premise: Helen MacFarquhar, a divorcee, runs a quaint and cozy bookstore in the sleepy New England town of Loblolly.She's attractive.Physically fit.And perfectly content with her single lifestyle. ... Full Article