2024 the best love letter review
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Brand NewStarring Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason LeighRunning Time: 98 minutesTranscending the dimension of time, a love letter found in an antique desk magically seals the fate of two young people linked by destiny, yet separated by more than 100 years. A young man discovers a letter written by a mysterious woman named Lizzie, who lived long ago, and feels compelled to write to her. Correspondence ensues and grows into a love so powerful not even the years can keep them apart. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 3.2 ounces
Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Release date : October 17, 2000
Actors : Scott, Leigh
Studio : Artisan Entertainment
ASIN : B00004WI57
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Suzanne Mari
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good entertainment
Review: I've reviewed this before--one of my favorite "go to" movies when I need a break from today's messed-up world. Love the storyline and costumes--and of course the romance. A "girly" movie for sure and made when Hallmark had original ideas.
Reviewer: Vicki P.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great movie!
Review: One of my favorites! What can I say; I love this movie! Itâs wonderful from start to finish.
Reviewer: M. D.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just Beautiful
Review: And I hardly ever watch romantic fantasy. Sad and uplifting at the same time. The acting from all was beyond what can often be expected from a Hallmark movie. I highly recommend if you also like Civil War era movies.
Reviewer: SockLady
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very Romantic
Review: A Great date nite movie. Very Romantic!
Reviewer: Patrick D. Lynch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lovely expansion of the original Jack Finney short story
Review: This is another love across time classic in the vein of The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Portrait of Jennie, Somewhere in Time and last and certainly not least Dark Shadows. I mention Dark Shadows specifically because this film was directed by Dan Curtis who was the creator of Dark Shadows. He is a director who understands how compelling and how romantic lovers separated by the distance of yesterday and tomorrow can be for emotional storytelling. As much as this was a Jack Finney story it is classically a Dan Curtis story as well. All the true themes of Dark Shadows are in this movie. The importance of true love, the pain of its unfulfillment, the artifacts that bridge the gap between the lovers, the themes of reincarnation and how people sense their connections when they meet. When Elizabeth meets the man who Scotty had been in a past life, they seem to sense that connection. In true Dan Curtis style loves from the past always look like the people they will be in the future so it was a nice touch when she finally sees Scotty's photo and recognises her soldier. Or when Scotty meets the girl who looks like Elizabeth at the cemetery.It is also quite appealing to see how not just Elizabeth and Scotty's desk bring them together but the house in which Elizabeth lived in was itself a place where the veil of the past and present was very thin.What really helped the story was the reaction of Scotty's 20th Century fiancee to discovering she had lost him to a woman of the 1860's. And to be there and hear the letter pop into the desk and pull it out and see the shock on her face. It's more than her conventional mind can handle and she is the most tragic figure of all.Other classic Dan Curtis touches: the music was by Robert Cobert who did the music for Dark Shadows. It had both the light airy quality and the dramatic sense of the past his music had been for that fabled tv show. I'm not sure how to describe it exactly, but there's a certain look to Curtis's films. I felt like if Scotty had wanted to, he could have driven to Collinsport, Maine and looked up the Collins family. A conversation between Barnabas Collins and Scotty about the nature of love and time would have been quite interesting. Well, to me at least.When I was first taping this movie on CBS, five people called me to make sure I was watching it. Recently, I bought a replacement copy from Amazon which I recieved today.
Reviewer: Susie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Content was clean and family oriented
Review: A very sweet movie!
Reviewer: BB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love Letter
Review: Perfect love story
Reviewer: Bronx Book Dude
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enjoyable fantasy
Review: This t.v. film was based on a short story. The story really just has a basic idea of time travel.This should be judged on its own though those interested can check the short story and see that the two are very different from each other. Anyway, I enjoyed this film when I first saw it years ago and enjoyed it while watching it at least two more times.The two leads are very good, including Jennifer Jason Leigh whose usual roles might make you surprised to see her as a Civil War-era woman pressured to marry but wants to keep her independence. With a bit of magic, she is able to write to someone in the present day.The current day correspondent creates Civil War themed role playing games or some such thing! He's planning to be married himself but there are complications. The two fall in love.There are few twists and things do not happen quite as you might suspect. I found the whole thing charming with the main roles well played.
Reviewer: DKW
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I had originally seen 'The Love Letter' many years ago and loved it, so I was very happy when I found it for sale here on Amazon! It's a favourite of mine, as well as 'Somewhere In Time'. They're both great movies about time travel.Just bare in mind that this is an older movie, so the picture quality isn't going to be perfect, like the movies of today.The Seller shipped it right away and it arrived in good time. Also, it was carefully packaged and therefore was in perfect condition. The Seller also provided tracking and even attached a friendly note to the front of the movie, telling me to let them know if I had any problems with it. They also stated they hoped I would enjoy it! I thought that was a very nice gesture! The disc played perfectly fine, so I'm very happy with my purchase!. I also wouldn't hesitate to buy from this Seller again in the future.
Reviewer: S. Smith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I had this film on video years ago and loved it, so pleased to see it now on DVD region 2 at last. I did pay more than several others say they paid but still think it is worth it. One of the other reviewers said she was unhappy because it wasn't in English but it is, there are options of Danish, Swiss and Swedish which do come up first but just go into main menu and press play for the English version.
Reviewer: Archeress
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: First saw this on channel 5 year ago.When it finally came out on region 2 and at the great price of £8, i grabbed at the chance to own it.Classic tale of love crossing space and time, and a happy ending to boot.What could be better then settling on the sofa with your girlfriends, some wine and chocolate and get swept away in the possibilities of love conquering all.Would recommend to all those who love a good old fashioned romance.
Reviewer: George Jones
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I don't like weird movies. When I read the storyline of this movie, I hesitated to buy it, even though my husband and I are fans of Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. I thought it might be weird. I'm so glad I decided to give it a try. It has become one of my favorite romance movies. The writer manages to weave the lives of a man and a woman together across time, as they lived over 100 years apart. The story is fascinating and intriguing. How can this happen? How will it end? Clean. No profanity. Good acting. Wonderful love story.
Reviewer: Sunshine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My ultimate favorite movie of all "times". Soul mates, past lives, parallel lives, love story.... beautifully executed on film.... my only suggestion would be to turn the volume up during the last 5 minutes of the movie, because, for some reason, it's lower at the end of the movie than any other time during the movie. And there are key pieces to the conversation that you don't want to miss as it ties the whole movie together into a beautifully produced masterpiece.