Critic Reviews

Love Letter, The (1999) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary
Movie critics combined give Love Letter, The (1999) a score of 2.6030 out of 4
based on (37) reviews
Click on the numbers to the right of the graph to see reviews of that rating
2
Good
(8)
1
Fair
(3)
Poor
0
Poor
(0)
Reviews by Score:
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
There's little doubt that The Love Letter is a misfire. The central conceit - how an anonymous love letter ignites a variety of romantic relationships - could present a compelling story, but the writing and execution work to mute the ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
Kate Capshaw plays the earthy character named Helen at the center of the tale. Helen, who jogs like an Olympic sprinter, owns the small town's bookstore. Called a bitch, she's really anything but. A recent divorcée, Helen hasn't had sex in a long time, ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at IMDB.com
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
Helen MacFarquhar (Kate Capshaw) is a 40ish single mother who lives in the quaint New England town with the dreamy title, Loblolly By The Sea. The fact that she has a young daughter is completely pointless to the film, since she is shipped away to ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at IMDB.com
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
"The Love Letter" starts out as a light, romantic farce, and ends up a dissatisfying exploration of the emptiness and lost opportunities suffered by all the major characters. The movie doesn't work precisely because it doesn't know what it wants to be. ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Can romantic comedy get any worse than this? A mysterious love letter makes its cliched rounds of a New England town, and everyone thinks everyone else is in love with them. The centerpiece affair: A May-December romance between Scott and a ghoulish ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Love Letter, The (1999) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
Thus begins a tale which initially appears headed towards a wild sequence of misunderstandings, as Helen's coworker Janet (Ellen DeGeneres) also spies the letter and suspects it to be to her from hunky fireman George (Tom Selleck). That might have been ...read the complete Love Letter movie review at IMDB.com
 
Advertisment
Movie Reviews:
Comedy
Love Letter, The (1999) Reviews
Love Letter, The (1999)

RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All
Lowest Price:
$4.97
Buy Love Letter, The (1999)
Ratings and rankings are based on number of movie, review scores, awards & other criteria.
Overall Rating:
2.5143
Love Letter, The (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
Avg Critic Score:
2.6030
Love Letter, The (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
Learn More ...
Ads by Google
 
TopTenReviews Home shop rebates Software reviews Electronic reviews Web Services reviews Mobile Movies reviews Music reviews Video Games reviews Holiday