Letters to Juliet Review
“Letters to Juliet” is a love story set in the romantic city of Verona, Italy, setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. When Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a young American writer goes to Italy, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters written to Juliet, seeking advice about love. Sophie answers a letter dated in 1951, her response inspires the elderly women who originally wrote the letter, to travel to Italy and search for her long lost love. During their search, they come across a series of events that change lives forever.
Rating: Three out of five buckets
Release Date: September 14, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild
Talking Points:
This was a refreshing, old fashioned love story appropriate for women ages 13 to 100. I saw this movie with my mom, daughter, niece and sister-in-law. As my niece said, “What a great movie for all three generations to see together.” I couldn’t agree more.
I saw the movie a couple hours after I saw “Robin Hood,” so I was in the mood for a lighthearted, entertaining movie, however, the group of women I went with, thought that the movie was okay, but a little slow and boring. My 13 year old daughter was really bored, I dragged my 10 year old son to it, he was bored, and very fidgety.
“Letters to Juliet” is fiction, but I read in a review that for the last century, people have written letters to Juliet, and volunteers answer them. There’s also a website, which people write to. These letters, both in the movie and in real life, all involve love life problems or dilemmas, which hopefully will be solved.
I really liked the characters in the movie. Vanessa Redgrave played the elderly women looking for true love, she was so sweet and caring. Her grandson Charile (Christopher Egan), was very handsome and funny as well. Amanda Seyfried’s character was a very sweet and innocent girl in her early twenties.
Like a lot romantic comedies this was a very predictable, slightly cheesy movie, I found it a little slow in parts, but entertaining.
The scenery in Verona, Italy was absolutely beautiful!
I interviewed some 14 and 15 year old girls that really liked it. This movie is rated PG, and appropriate for any age. However, I think that younger kids will get bored, but teenage girls, who like a good love story, will most likely enjoy it. I give it three out of five buckets.
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