Letters to Juliet
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5.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave
  • Summary: When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined. (Summit Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 34
  3. Negative: 5 out of 34
  1. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    85
    Redgrave puts all she’s got into something other actors might just toss off or throw away. She’s present every moment; this is an actress who doesn’t have a second to waste.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    I know Letters to Juliet is a soppy melodrama, and I don’t mind in the least. I know the ending is preordained from the setup. I know the characters are broad and comforting stereotypes. In this case, I simply don’t care. Sometimes we have personal reasons for responding to a film.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    García Bernal's irrepressible charm provides a burst of welcome energy with each brief appearance.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    The larger problem is that the central duo is just plain dull.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. movieboy
    8
    Being a bloke I resisted seeing this because I heard it received ho-hum reviews. Was I wrong. And just for context I couldn't even finish watching SexCity2, which was just terrible. Anyways Letter is a sweet charmer, and sure it's predictable, but so what. Fantastic scenery, good performances all round and Vanessa Redgrave was superb. What a magnificent, radiant presence to light up the screen. So against expectations I thoroughly enjoyed it. And even had a little weep. And I'm so tired of cynical critics who just seem to get off trashing everything they can (no wonder they're a dieing breed). Movies don't have to be great works of art, they can just be entertaining and heart warming.… Expand
  2. DuaneH.
    7
    This is a movie that believes in emotion and sentiment. If you go in looking for drama or action you're gonna be disappointed. It works on a lot of levels. Its visually beautiful. The cinematographer even makes NYC look nice. Having been to both Verona and Sienna I can say that they are truly as beautiful as in the film. Are there corny parts? Yah! Love usually has corny parts. Go with an open heart and you won't be disappointed.… Expand
  3. DanG.
    6
    True, it's sappy, predictable fluff, but it's pretty good sappy, predictable fluff. After seeking out several lorenzos (the remake, if set in the u.s., would no doubt name him darrell), granny finally finds her man... and zounds, a jillion years since their first meeting at (her) age 15, he's still alive. [***SPOILER***] Sadly, she would expire just months later. also, sadly, this theater didn't offer kettlekorn. whenever i leave a theater without having downed a bucket, i figure if I'm happy, it was a decent flick. better logic than many professional critics out there I'd say.… Expand
  4. worleyjamers
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The script is dreadful; this scene speaks for itself...
    Sophie: "Can you move anything?"
    Charlie: "Only my lips."

    One of the worst films of 2010. Hated it!    … Expand

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