The New York Times
The formula is engrossing enough, and its midcentury vintage appeal - the pillbox hats, headscarves and swanky soirees - is particularly seductive.
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The Last Letter from Your Lover
Two love stories half a century apart intertwine in this adaptation of Jojo Moyes' best-selling novel starring Golden Globe-nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything). Co-stars Joe Alwyn (The Favourite), Callum Turner (Emma.) and Nabhaan Rizwan (1917).
Jennifer (Woodley) lives a luxurious life with her wealthy and powerful husband Laurence (Alwyn). When an unfortunate event wipes her memory, she struggles to find her identity until she stumbles upon wistful love letters hidden in her home. The passionate notes unravel a star-crossed love affair she had with foreign correspondent Anthony O’Hare (Turner) and ultimately lead her to discover her true self. Jennifer’s story becomes intertwined with that of Ellie (Jones), a whip-smart journalist in contemporary London, who discovers and becomes enthralled by these love letters from a bygone era. As she begins to piece them together with the help of archivist Rory (Rizwan), she sets off on a journey that will entangle the two women’s lives forever.
Less2021110 minsCanada
DramaRomance
- Director:
- Augustine Frizzell ('Never Goin' Back')
- Writer:
- Nick PayneEsta Spalding
- Cast:
- Felicity JonesShailene WoodleyCallum TurnerJoe AlwynNabhaan Rizwan
The Last Letter from Your Lover | Reviews
55%65 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Slant Magazine
Across the film, director Augustine Frizzell balances a dynamic aesthetic energy with a generosity of spirit.
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The Guardian
Not quite a charming romcom and not nearly the sweeping romance it thinks it is, the film finds an airless middle ground...
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Variety
Odd-choice director Augustine Frizzell brings chic visual style to this otherwise generically watchable, timeline-crossing romance.
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A.V. Club
The whole production is undeniably pleasant but also a little lazy, with dialogue that sags under heavy exposition.
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IndieWire
At best, it’s a suitable companion piece to the novel; at worst, it’s a lackluster feature bolstered only briefly by flashes of real human emotion.
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RogerEbert.com
If you are in the mood for ... soapy melodrama with enough glamorous glow to keep you from thinking too hard, then The Last Letter From Your Lover might do the trick.
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The Last Letter from Your Lover | Release Details
The Last Letter from Your Lover is available to stream in Australia now on Netflix.