It's pretty hard to not like this film. The story is so sweet and the performances are so endearing. If you're not a fan of narration then you should probably skip out on this, i'd say 80% of it is told in narration. Anne Bancroft is very good and An... (read more) It's pretty hard to not like this film. The story is so sweet and the performances are so endearing. If you're not a fan of narration then you should probably skip out on this, i'd say 80% of it is told in narration. Anne Bancroft is very good and Anthony Hopkins is outstanding. They have a few scenes where Bancroft talks directly to the camera and it doesn't work at all. But that is a minor problem in a very sweet movie.

Absolutly delicated and touching. Excellent screenplay.
It shows that a good movie doesn't need much money when you have a good story to tell.
I have a crash for epistolar books and movies.

An unassuming, unpretentious look at communication and unfulfilled romance, with nuanced performances by Bancroft, Hopkins and Dench. What might appear as a "You've Got Mail" for the middle-aged turns out to be a thoughtful, well-performed film that ... (read more) An unassuming, unpretentious look at communication and unfulfilled romance, with nuanced performances by Bancroft, Hopkins and Dench. What might appear as a "You've Got Mail" for the middle-aged turns out to be a thoughtful, well-performed film that does not pretend to be more than what it is -- a gentle relationship between two misplaced humans with an ocean in between.

RATING: B+

A nice film. Not too many nice films made these days... Pitty.

This is one of those films that has a nice magical feel to it, even though you can't exactly work out why. It just leaves you with a smile on your face for some reason. The storyline about an American authoress exchanging letters with a bookshop in p... (read more) This is one of those films that has a nice magical feel to it, even though you can't exactly work out why. It just leaves you with a smile on your face for some reason. The storyline about an American authoress exchanging letters with a bookshop in post-World War II London is not what makes the film so engrossing, it's everything else that's happening in the background like the archive footage of the Queen's coronation on the old black and white telly, and the shots of Westminster in the background. Totally charming!