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I honestly expected more romance and more heartwrench from the movie but the romance comes off as a little bland and there is little chemistry between the main characters although I would credit this mostly to the writing. It however makes for a nice drama and a good Saturday comfort watch.

The Last Letter tries to convincingly connect an unrealized love relationship from the 60s and a young couple today. And while each generation has a decent love story, the co-mingling of them doesn't really DO anything.

NO SPOILERS: The movie left SO much out of the book. Important people, events and twists and inportant caracteristics of caracters. Some things are changed completely and don't follow the book at all.

The main damage is done to Ellie's caracter that has no depth in the movie but is equally vital caracter in the book as Jennifer.

The caracters in the movie are shallow are the story doesn't grab you as it does in the book.

I'd be very surprised if the writer had any word in the final scenario, it is that different.

Took way too much. The story becomes boring, the performances were good but the chemistry just wasn't present. I watched it until the end because I like Shailene. The general sense was that something was missing.

Was kinda slow and boring, and each of the characters seemed distant from each other. And, adding young good looking actors won't make the movie any good.

I liked the interesting premise of this movie; an investigation into a 1960's affair some 50 years later through the medium of his (Boot's) letters to her (J). Sadly, the actual depiction of the relationship was deeply unsatisfying; the characters were terribly dull and the way that it ended was telegraphed right from the start. On the plus side, Felicity Jones was delightful as always and the chemistry between her and Nabhaan Rizwan rescued the movie. Bizarrely, apart from one short scene set at Christmas, it always seemed to be autumn in London, irrespective of the century, with large orange leaves strewn artfully along the steps and gutters. And they made a point of dressing both female leads in a hideous black and white hounds tooth pattern for no discernible reason, except possibly to see who noticed. I did.

Nice scenery, good acting except leading role. Weak storyline. You know what's going to unravel after the first 10 minutes.

Loosely based on the book. Half the story. Poor character development. Critical scene of the significant car crash and aftermath was pathetic. Nothing like the major accident it was meant to be. Main characters who were 'aged' were poor resemblance of their younger selves. It would have been better to keep the same actors and age them. The book made emphasis on Jennifer being blonde but she wasn't. Some of the character names were changed for no apparent reason. The sound quality was very poor. I don't remember from the book that Jennifer was American. Unnecessary changes. It meant that what could have been a real heart tugger was flat and dull.

I think it's a good romantic movie, something different from what we're used to. It can be a bit slow at first but after that it gets good. I liked what they did to go back and forth from the past to the present.

I found myself very bored at the plot. Towards the end it starts to pick up its pace, but I felt it just lagged everywhere else. The trailer was very captivating, sadly the movie was not.

I'm not even sure I would have liked this movie if I hadn't already read the book because I felt the story and character development was very weak. The movie cut out so much that was good and surprising and wonderful about the book. Had I not read the book I would have never been able to be invested in these characters with the story that the movie gave us.

The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes is an incredibly sentimental love story - not everyone's cup of tea, but if that's what you're looking for, it fits the bill. I had high hopes that this adaptation would capture at least some of that magic, but so much of the original story is left out that the characters and plot line fall completely flat. There's very little to care about in this movie without the backstories and relationships that draw you into the novel - in particular, the parallels between Ellie and Jennifer's romantic lives, as well as Anthony's relationship with his son (who is absent from the movie).

Also, and I can't emphasize this enough, Shailene Woodley is HORRIBLY miscast as Jennifer Stirling. I don't mind her in other roles, but she absolutely lacks the elegance and sophistication to pull this off. I agree with other comments regarding the lack of chemistry between the two leads in Jennifer's storyline. The relationship between Ellie and Rory feels rushed - again, likely due to lack of context and the details needed to give a damn about them getting together.

Overall, I'm so disappointed in this movie. Not enough attention paid to preserving the right things about the story in order to make it work.

I wasn't that excited to watch this since I'm not a fan of these types of big dramatic romantic movies, but since part of it was set in the 60's I decided to give it a watch.

It wasn't as awful as I initially thought and even though its pacing is a bit slow, the cast still manages to make it enjoyable, especially since Shailene Woodley delivers the emotional range needed for the entire film, managing to bring the character to life. The costume design for Woodley is quite beautiful and the movie has some beautiful shots, in the first act mostly.

Felicity Jones and Nabhaan Rizwan have decent chemistry, but the story for their relationship doesn't quite deliver since we don't spend much time with them.

Overall, if you have almost 2 hours to spare and you're into big romantic movies you'll probably enjoy this, the plot is predictable and I would have liked to know the characters a bit more, but it wasn't a bad watch, if you're a fan of Woodley, Jones or even Callum Turner, you'll find something to enjoy.

I wasn't expecting much from this film and indeed, I didn't get much. It's your typical romance film with the typical plot, that you have most likely seem a number of times.

I struggled to feel any emotion towards the characters, so when particular scenes arose with a meaning to captivate the audience, I was left feeling numb. The acting was ok in parts, although no one really stood out.

Overall - this is just an ok romance film which isn't bad, but certainly isn't great.

I did not know when I watched it that this was a movie based on a book. I may go read the book to try to fill in the plot holes; and I'm hoping the book is less contrived than the movie. If you take it at face value and don't question anything, it's a lovely movie. But the plot holes are so big I've been asking WTHeck for days now.

The modern relationship was jarring and forced and the two old folk getting together after 50 years just felt wrong. I don't buy it.

Sorry JoJo, not this time.

Cheesy.

Found myself more invested on the beautiful 60s era outfits than the supposedly torrid affair. Excellent female leads but poorly written characters, couldn't feel any real passion or empathy throughout the movie.

This film jumps back and forward between two stories, one set in the present day and one in the 1960s. Then the 1960s story jumps back another 6 months. There is very little story, and most of what there is is entirely predictable, which makes the film dull. You can see just what's going to happen. Also, because of the jump-back, you already know the key event in the story.

A lot of the dialogue is inaudible, sometimes because of poor sound quality, or too much music, but mainly because it's either mumbled or whispered. Presumably the actors are told to do this.

The endings of both stories are horribly twee, like all the sickly endings of Richard Curtis romcoms rolled into one.

The best thing about the film is the cars, clothes, and settings used in the 1960s story, which is all beautifully done.

Although it handles absolutely all the cliches about romantic movies, this movie manages to convince me with the stories it relates to.

Being so predictable and cliche, this movie exposes a message about forgetting the past, we must not let it overtake us if we want to be happy. Although I feel that there is a lack of further development of the story that takes place in the current years, it seems like a smart way to put them together and compare them. The performance of Felicity Jones captivated me as did the loving couple in the story set in the past. I also feel that there is a lack of character development because they seem a little cliche.

Despite the flaws in the script development, I enjoyed this film, especially the ending, the compelling love stories, and the message it conveys to the audience.

Why she would cheat on hot Taylor Swift hubby with big ears poor guy is beyond me lol I mean love gets boring... she has a hot hubby and money ... also I don't understand why the other girl is famous is it cause of her teeth?

But the movies does not deliver. Love the clothes and decorating. The chemistry between the lovers however in nonexistent.

Great actors in other movies but in this one the just seem to fall short in every sense. My hopes were maybe to high, I dunno.

The modern scenes however are much better. Love Felicity Jones and Nabhaan Rizwan.