Letters to Juliet

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  • Opened May 14, 2010 
  • 1 hr 44 min
  • PG | brief rude behavior, some language and incidental smoking

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 11+. More on child suitability

  • When a young American (Amanda Seyfried) travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated from 1957, she inspires its author (Vanessa Redgrave) to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love, which sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they have ever imagined. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Chris Egan, Gael García Bernal, Franco Nero
  • Director: Gary Winick
  • Genres: Comedy, Romance

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

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

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

It's also a case of art imitates life imitates art. If that makes it a tribute to a tribute to a classic, then it is no less enjoyable for that. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

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

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

García Bernal's irrepressible charm provides a burst of welcome energy with each brief appearance. Read full review

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Christopher Egan as Charlie and Amanda Seyfried as Sophie in "Letters to Juliet."