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The Love Letter

Play trailer Poster for The Love Letter PG-13 Released May 21, 1999 1h 28m Romance LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A bookstore manager (Kate Capshaw) in a small town finds an anonymous love letter and searches for the person who wrote it.
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Poor character development and scripting hamper any romantic chemistry.

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Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News A scattershot account of unexpected, confusing romantic love that spreads like a virus! Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety An especially affecting love story! Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com To call this 'a romantic comedy-drama' is to imply an involving emotional core and a witty sense of humor that simply aren't there. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 10, 2009 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review John R. McEwen Film Quips Online Rated: 4/5 Feb 8, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lily J **Spoiler Alert** I Loved this movie! I loved it even more the second time around. First, the cast is great. Second, it's very lighthearted. And finally, there are many nuances in this film, If you pay attention. Although there are some frustrating moments between George and Helen when you're wondering why they don't give it another try already, the ending is not sad. You can tell by George's bounce in his step and childish arm swings as he walks away. You can see it as Helen watches him leave with that big smile on her face. She had just asked, "George, how will I find you?" And he had replied, "I'll send you a postcard." Yes, he'll send her another postcard, this time without a hidden message, but with one that is direct and can't be missed because his heart is open again. And since she was ready even at this point, this time she'll reply right away. It's not over between them. It's finally beginning...the way it should have many years ago. I wish they'd do a sequel! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Audience Member A great movie that has held up well over time. Feels like a European movie. Sweet and warm. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining. Great cast. Kate Capshaw is a delight to watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/16/21 Full Review Audience Member This is a charming film with a multi generational script. The letter is found and ignites feelings again and again as different characters find it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review steve d There is little story here and definitely no interesting characters. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It would have been great. It seemed to be in the romantic comedy genre, but romantic comedies are supposed to have happy endings. To me, the only ending that was happy was the protagonist's mom--and the very minor policeman character. I wanted the protagonist to wind up with someone different and felt bad for the person she didn't wind up with. I also wanted the young girl to wind up with the man she wanted. The movie was more like real life. We watch romantic comedy for a happy break from real life when the world is crashing down around us. The premise was otherwise great. The scenery was beautiful, and the acting was good. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bookstore manager (Kate Capshaw) in a small town finds an anonymous love letter and searches for the person who wrote it.
Director
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Producer
Kate Capshaw, Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Screenwriter
Cathleen Schine, Maria Maggenti
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG, United International Pictures, Universal Home Entertainment, CIC-Taft Home Video, Argentina Video Home
Production Co
DreamWorks SKG
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.3M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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