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So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 50 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
11 OK for kids 11+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Redgrave shimmers like one of Tuscany's magnificent cypress trees as an Englishwoman searching for Lorenzo (Nero). Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    I know Letters to Juliet is a soppy melodrama, and I don't mind in the least. I know the ending is preordained from the setup. I know the characters are broad and comforting stereotypes. In this case, I simply don't care. Sometimes we have personal reasons for responding to a film. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    It's a chick flick with a likable premise. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times | Betsy Sharkey

    An ode to romance of the most starry-eyed sort, a sugary paean to quixotic clichs and a film destined to be a guilty pleasure for some (me included, sigh) and the painful price of a relationship for others (so steel yourselves). Read full review

  • 50
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    It's unapologetic schmaltz, deftly directed by Gary Winick (Tadpole) as if it really meant something. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A squishy-soft romance set to bouncing Italian pop. It's like a long swallow from a bottle of a very sweet wine. Goes down easy, warms the gut, leaves a film of sugar on the teeth. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Letters to Juliet represents an interesting paradox: it is a movie that is very nearly perfect without being especially good. Read full review

  • 40
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Bland, predictable picture, whose sole assets are a cute premise, the Italian countryside and the dignity Vanessa Redgrave brings to a part that, on the page, is quite beneath her. Read full review

  • 40
    Variety | Ronnie Scheib

    Jose Rivera and Tim Sullivan's script relentlessly piles on goopy conversation-stoppers like "Do you believe in destiny?" and "I didn't know that true love had an expiration date." Read full review

  • 25
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    Save yourself 10 bucks, and an hour and 45 minutes of your precious time. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 11+ Super swoony romantic fluff that's fun for tweens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this romantic drama is an inoffensive, light and fluffy romance for tweens and teens. There is very little to object to -- just a couple of kisses, witty, flirtatious banter, and some tame references to romance, love, and love-making. Language wise, there's one "s--t" but that's about it, except for British words like "blasted" and "bollocks," as well some grown-ups enjoying a glass of wine or champagne in social situations. The messages center around distinguishing true everlasting love, which the movie claims will never die. The protagonist, a young journalist, is encouraged to take a risk with her career, but it takes a guy (and an elderly lady's long-lost love) to convince her to believe in herself.
  • Families can talk about the movie's overall message about about first love? Do you think teenagers often feel like their love stories will last the test of time? What's the reality?
  • What is the difference between Sophie's relationship with Victor and her relationship with Charlie? How is one shown as preferential to the other?
  • Sophie says her perfectionism keeps her from finishing her stories. What's different about the "Letters to Juliet" story? What helps Sophie muster up the courage to submit her work? Do you think this movie portrays Sophie as powerful on her own, or dependant on others? Is this typical of romantic movies?
The good stuff
  • message true1 Positive messages: There's a sweet, but not altogether reasonable message that first love never dies, no matter how many years have passed. A smart young fact-checker summons her courage to become the journalist she's always wanted to be (though it takes a guy's urging to make this happen).
  • rolemodels true1 Positive role models: Sophie trusts in her abilities as a journalist, writes and submits her story, even though there was a risk it wouldn't get published.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Not an issue
  • sex false2 Sex:  A couple of kisses, some flirting and a few tame references to romance and married couples who "make passionate love."
  • language false2 Language: British curses like "blasted," "bollocks," "bleeding," and the like; mild insults such as "idiot," "ass," "jerk," and one "s--t." Plus a couple "oh my God"s as exclamations.
  • consumerism false1 Consumerism: Sophie works at The New Yorker magazine, which is referenced many times throughout the movie. A rental Audi convertible's logo is shown in close-up.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false1 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Adults drink wine or champagne at dinners, in vineyards and, at a wedding reception.
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