Pleasant movie. That's about all. There certainly wasn't much to get overly excited about, but at the same time, there wasn't all that much to be critical of.
Probably the single best thing was that it was a romantic comedy - my favorite genre. Because of that I give it a 7, but I see the imdb average is 5.4. I suppose if I wasn't biased to the genre, I probably would have given it a lower score too.
I also like Kate Capshaw. I thought she was good, but then I always like her. That was the best specific part of the movie.
On the negative side, Ellen D couldn't be in a movie without gay women, but, ironically, she isn't one of them! It was two relatively old women. Excuse me.
I'm back. Had to go to the bathroom for a minute.
The biggest negative of the movie is that we are forced to "assume" that the two key couples (men and women) end up together at some point in the future. The thing that makes a romantic comedy a great genre is the fact (simple as it may be) that boy meets girl, falls in love, lives happily ever after. And, although they may, we can't be sure.
I liked the concept of the love letter - misunderstood by all parties to be FOR different people and FROM different people. However, I wasn't all that thrilled with where it originated and how it was ultimately dealt with.
So, all in all, I'm sure this would not have exceeded a 6 at best if I just didn't like Kate Capshaw - and if I wasn't relatively fond of Tom Selleck - and if it wasn't a romantic comedy. If you don't LOVE the genre, you won't LIKE the movie.
Probably the single best thing was that it was a romantic comedy - my favorite genre. Because of that I give it a 7, but I see the imdb average is 5.4. I suppose if I wasn't biased to the genre, I probably would have given it a lower score too.
I also like Kate Capshaw. I thought she was good, but then I always like her. That was the best specific part of the movie.
On the negative side, Ellen D couldn't be in a movie without gay women, but, ironically, she isn't one of them! It was two relatively old women. Excuse me.
I'm back. Had to go to the bathroom for a minute.
The biggest negative of the movie is that we are forced to "assume" that the two key couples (men and women) end up together at some point in the future. The thing that makes a romantic comedy a great genre is the fact (simple as it may be) that boy meets girl, falls in love, lives happily ever after. And, although they may, we can't be sure.
I liked the concept of the love letter - misunderstood by all parties to be FOR different people and FROM different people. However, I wasn't all that thrilled with where it originated and how it was ultimately dealt with.
So, all in all, I'm sure this would not have exceeded a 6 at best if I just didn't like Kate Capshaw - and if I wasn't relatively fond of Tom Selleck - and if it wasn't a romantic comedy. If you don't LOVE the genre, you won't LIKE the movie.