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The Love Letter

Comedy that pushes the envelope

1999 · 1h 28m · PG-13 Comedy, Romance
Directed by Peter Chan

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Overview

In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.

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All reviews
33%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Filled with surprising bursts of wit and charm!

Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Fresh

The Love Letter transports the recipe from Hollywood to New England and turns it into the kind of flavorful clambake that defines summer escapist entertainment.

Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Rotten

Capshaw is cold and charmless!

Rod Dreher, New York Post
Rotten

Where it should soar with humor or longing, it merely skips along -- a stream of surprising and somewhat forced revelations.

Julie Hinds, San Jose Mercury News
Rotten

Bland dialogue and dull sitcom acting!

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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