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"The Love Letter" is a mediocre romantic comedy about small-town
people who get very confused.
Helen (Kate Capshaw) falls for Johnny, a kid half her age
(Tom Everett Scott) because she mistakenly believes he sent
her a love letter which she found in her bookstore. He sees
the letter and thinks she wrote it for him! Their pairing
really bothered me. It was horrible to watch young, handsome,
Scott in love scenes with a woman who looks old enough to
be his mother - I kept thinking, "Get him involved with someone
his own age, you fools!" Johnny is chased by a girl his own
age, and, Helen is also pursued by a man her age, yet they
end up together for most of the movie. What's the deal?
The subplots are certainly not extraordinary. Ellen Degeneres
plays Helen's rather loose friend, who also thinks the letter
is for her, while Helen's mother has a secret lover too (hint
- it's someone you'd expect Ellen to like). And, in one of
the movie's more entertaining scenes, a policeman gives the
letter to his girlfriend, letting her think he composed it!
This film would have been more enjoyable if Everett had been
hooked up with someone else. I sure hate to see such a sexy
hunk with some old hag. More humorous scenes would have helped,
too.
My rating: 2 stars
Rating: PG-13 (For for some sensuality, nudity and strong
language)
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