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I personally enjoyed it. The movie was interesting and thoughtful. Would recommend for someone who likes romantic films.

Is "chick flick" a phrase that you can use these days? I guess not, since it infers that a movie is only of interest to a particular gender. Perhaps "Sunday afternoon film" is a better phrase. And "The Last Letter From Your Lover" is a real SAF.

Positives:

• "They don't make them like this any more" the saying goes. This is a love story cum melodrama that is well told by director Augustine Frizzell, in only her second feature. The film zips backwards and forwards between different time periods, trusting the audience to keep up with where we are. The dialogue is suitably soupy for a film of this type, based on a Jojo Moyes book (who wrote "Me Before You", also well-filmed). I've seen a critic review in "The Times" where they mocked the sentimentality of the love letters: but part of me would love to say "OK - let's hear what you would have written"!

• The story ticks all the boxes to keep you engaged. Although never moved to tears, a scene towards the end of the movie certainly generated a lump in the throat.

• All the leads are great. Shailene Woodley has been a personal favourite actress since her amazing turn in "The Descendants". And she certainly doesn't disappoint here.

• The production design is lush, particularly with the 60's scenes of London and the Riviera (reminiscent for me of the recent remake of "Rebecca"). This is nicely brought out by the cinematography (by George Steel), with some of the scenes being 'hang on the wall' beautiful to look at.

• It's wonderful to see the late Ben Cross in the movie, and he gives an excellent and touching performance. Cross died of cancer in August 2020 at the age of just 72. This is probably not his last movie, since he was in another - "The Devil's Light" - currently in post-production. Such a sad loss to the industry.

Negatives:

• The movie tries to construct a love story in the 60's and one in the present day 2020's, contrasting the different rules and values at play. The 60's one works; the 20's one really didn't for me. Ellie comes across as a very unlikeable person. The contrast between the lack of communications in the 60's (waiting at a station, not sure if someone will turn up or not) and today's chat/SMS rich 'always on' world could perhaps have been brought out more. With my Dr Bob directorial hat on, I would have ditched the present-day love story entirely and focused in on two professional detectives uncovering the past together: not everything needs to involve love and sex.

• The film has a couple of rain sequences that are highly unconvincing. One Riviera in-car scene particularly made me chuckle. "TURN FIRE HOSE ON!" You can almost see the blue sky and people cavorting on the beach behind them!

Summary Thoughts on "The Last Letter from Your Lover": There are actually few films around these days that feature love stories outside the teenage years. This is an 'old-fashioned' film that will appeal to an older age group, looking for style, romance and escapism. It reminded me in turns of movies like "The Two Faces of January" and "The Age of Adeline" in its mood and presentation. I'm probably not the target audience for this movie and I really enjoyed it. But the illustrious Mrs Movie Man probably is. And she declared that she absolutely loved it!

Ignore the sniffy newspaper and ex-newspaper critics. I'd declare this to be a "recommended".

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I like the story and how picturesque the whole movie is. The story is interesting but I wanted to skip the parts with the journalist and the archivist. It's unnecessary add-on to an otherwise okay movie. Their characters are shallow and the whole story around them is very 'Netflix predictable'.

I stumbled upon this while looking for something to watch while I was "farming" in one of my video games. Just looking to help the time go by a bit easier. I enjoyed it. I bet the book was so much better, but this was decent. I smiled and I cried. The characters were relatable. To me that was worth 8 stars.

First the soundtrack is really great!! I enjoyed this movie. Sometimes if you just watch a movie, and take it for what it is, and not pick it a part, you find out it's very entertaining. I don't understand all the negative reviews for this one. After a long day, this was one of those movies perfect to unwind to. I enjoyed the storytelling and going back to one era and then another. Sometimes their is some comfort in the predictable elements. It did have "An Affair to Remember" feel. If you are looking for something to entertain you, this movie will do that. I also thought the scenery was beautiful.

If you are into romantic films, this one will be perfect for you. Two, star-crossed lovers, with a love that spans decades and never waivers. I found it touching, beautiful and easy to watch.

I really enjoyed the movie and the beautiful scenery. Sometimes you just need a movie that will transfer you to a different time and place, this film did exactly that beautifully. The acting was amazing as well!

I've just watched this and really enjoyed it. I loved the performance of Shailene Woodley and she looks absolutely lovely with the mid-60s hair, makeup and wardrobe. Fabulous Riveria scenery too.

It took me a while to warm to the modern-day character of Felicity Jones but she was good in the role. I love films that span different eras and this was interesting and affecting, and I did cry a little too.

It's worth watching if you like romance movies. The ending was also really great.

This movie proves the age old point that a story doesn't have to be new or unique to be moving, and very watchable (albeit possibly more for a female than male audience, unsurprisingly given that it's based on a novel by Jojo Moyes).

The cast are all perfect in their roles, and I genuinely shed a tear at several points, which is unusual!

I really loved it.

I'm definitely confused by the ending but it's overall a good movie. I would absolutely say the female part is annoying watching her make the same mistakes but it's super cute and cheesy.

Okay it's not Casablanca but for this genre it's well done. So if you are a hopeless romantic and your top 10 includes movies where things don't work out perfectly always for the lovers (eg Dear John, The Way We Were, Atonement) then you'll probably fall in love with this movie. I did.

This movie was although the slow and confusing start such a beautiful movie. It included not one but two love stories, one greater than the other and it was so lovely. I truly recommend it!

I don't really like romance movies, but this one I found entertaining and engaging. The what ifs of the story were heart breaking. The predictable happy ending was no surprise, but well executed. Felicity Jones was terrific. Really liked this film.

I really enjoyed this..touching, sweet, want for more..with another little present moment mixed in. Entire cast was great.

Sad moments, happy moments...

"A Ultima Carta de Amor" é um filme romântico novo no Netflix. Achei bonitinho, vale a pena ver... It is a new romantic movie on Netflix. Cute. I recommend. #movieslover #netflix.

Movie was good but sooooo much left out and changed alot of things.

I knew nothing of this film. Often the best wat to see a film, I think. Such a beautiful sense of time and place. You can see exactly why they fell for each other. The chemistry between them is lovely . Subtlety done. By just a look sometimes. I couldn't wait to see what the up to date timeline was. Well worth your time.

Woolley showed great versatility and her best acting yet... Maybe a nomination or two, Actors guild or a globe. I'm not big on romance drama but this was very good, the different periods and the before and after within the periods, it kept me interested. Very well done. I have to mention Jones, good as usual and Turner was good also. Probably see more of him.

Watch it whether you like romance or not and a great date flick..

In this adaptation of Jojo Mayers, Augustine Frizzell takes us on a journey to the values we have forgotten. Daniel Hart, who I am already a huge fan of, and Augustine Frizzell, who has worked with him many times before, are here with a magnificent modern age melodrama. Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley, who are also producing, impress themselves once again. Watch with red wine.