The Love Letter
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Campbell Scott, Daphne Ashbrook, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons, Jennifer Jason Leigh Director: Dan Curtis Brand: Hallmark Cinematographer: Eric Van Haren Noman Producer: Dan Curtis Producer: Brent Shields Producer: Lynn Raynor Producer: Richard Welsh Writer: Jack Finney Writer: James S. Henerson DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 99 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-10-17 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Hallmark |
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Movie Reviews of The Love Letter
Movie Review: 3.5 Stars..decent but big departures from original story.
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a admirable film,and I enjoyed it. The acting is well done, the characters well written. However, IF you have read the original short story this movie takes serious departures and really is only inspired by the original.Some minor spoilers ahead:
In the original it is really just a tale of the guy finding the desk and three letters. You never see the story from the perspective of the young woman and there aren't any extra characters except I think his mother.
In the film you get both perspectives, there is a fiance for the modern man as well as two different suitors for the young woman. Many letters are exchanged and photos as well. The ending is also completely different going for the obvious and cliched touch. This isn't neccessarily bad just not surprising since the original tale ends rather sadly and I'm sure they wanted a happier ending...
So there it is a good TV movie, not too amazing but very sweet and loosly based on Finney's lovely poiniant short story.