Review of Letters to Juliet (2010) by Steve W — 18 Jun 2011
I had expectations of seeing a nominal quality love story and so I was pleasantly surprised that this film was a noticeable cut above the average. The major weight of carrying the film rested squarely on the shoulders of Amanda Seyfried.
Other than being very lovely shoulders, she did an excellent job of portraying her character. She has a great range of endearing expressions. I've seen her in a couple of other films that I enjoyed her in, but none better than this; even considering the broader production values of "Mamma Mia".
She was radiantly beautiful and added just the right note of intelligence, warmth and charm. In one scene where her character described her excellent education, it didn't seem ludicrous coming from her as it has in the past from other actors.
The rest of the cast did an admirable job as well. Gael GarcÃa Bernal did well in his role of Seyfried's distracted workaholic fiancee. Later in the film, the arrival of Christopher Egan as counterpoint to Bernal was handled with better than average skill by Egan.
His grandmother, played with subtlety by Vanessa Redgrave, was the focus of the story and has never seemed more sensitive and caring. Finally, the rest of the productions elements, sets, costumes, locations, etc are all right on the money for the theme and feel of the film; nothing out of place of awkward looking.
Excellent entertainment all around.
This review of Letters to Juliet (2010) was written by Steve W on 18 Jun 2011.
Letters to Juliet has generally received positive reviews.
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