If you are looking for a good, clean chicky flick, you probably should watch Letters to Juliet. I have seen it 900 times (three times in the theater, and not ashamed to admit it) and tear up every time. It only has one use of the *S* word, and even then it is said by a British dude, and it sounds so cute it doesn’t even count. It’s like when that girl says the *F* word on Notting Hill. Doesn’t count.
Anyway, this movie is about a girl, Sophie, who goes with her fiance to Italy. As it turns out, her fiance ignores her the whole time, and she discovers a wall where women write letters to their lovers and stick them in this wall that inspired the famous balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet. (I think.) Well, the letters are collected at the end of each day by this group of ladies who call themselves the Secretaries of Juliet. Their mission is to respond to all the letters.
An aspiring writer, Sophie joins forces with these ladies while her fiance is off gallivanting across the countryside, sampling wine and cheeses. She has an opportunity to respond to a letter that is 50 years old that got lost in the wall. The woman who wrote the letter, now well into her 60s, comes down to Italy to find her long lost lover, and she and Sophie, and the woman’s grandson embark on a journey across Italy to find this guy.
It really is a tender story. I like a lot of things about it. I like the Italian soundtrack, particularly “I’m a Believer” in Italian. I love the scenery. I like that it’s a movie you could see with your grandmother and not be embarrassed. It’s just a pure, good, chick flick. And Amanda Seyfried, who plays the part of Sophie, is beautiful. Although it is difficult to believe she’s older than 21 in this movie. She looks 14.
So I suppose that’s all I have to say about that. Clean – check. Chick flick – check. Beautiful Italian scenery – check. Not sure what bad could be said about this movie, except maybe had Helen Mirren play the part of the old lady. But Steve liked it anyway, so that’s bonus.
