I am flabbergasted to see such good reviews for such a silly movie.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good romance as much as the next girl, however this movie was, in my opinion, devoid of any true romance.
First of all the male lead was utterly dull and emotionless and I battled to believe that he was truly in love. The actress that played Elizabeth was not much better, and thus the romance they were trying to portray just fell flat.
Secondly, the love story itself was very unsatisfying. The two leads knew barely anything about each other, and had never met, yet they were suddenly madly in love after exchanging a couple of letters. Their entire relationship was shallow and insipid and not once was I rooting for their love to conquer all.
Thirdly, this movie trivialized true love by making it seem as though it is only a feeling that descends upon us (we don't even need to know the person nor anything about them, but we can still be in 'true love' ). This is not 'true love' , but just wishful thinking.
I must point out that it was indeed a clean movie and that is why I will give it 6 stars.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good romance as much as the next girl, however this movie was, in my opinion, devoid of any true romance.
First of all the male lead was utterly dull and emotionless and I battled to believe that he was truly in love. The actress that played Elizabeth was not much better, and thus the romance they were trying to portray just fell flat.
Secondly, the love story itself was very unsatisfying. The two leads knew barely anything about each other, and had never met, yet they were suddenly madly in love after exchanging a couple of letters. Their entire relationship was shallow and insipid and not once was I rooting for their love to conquer all.
Thirdly, this movie trivialized true love by making it seem as though it is only a feeling that descends upon us (we don't even need to know the person nor anything about them, but we can still be in 'true love' ). This is not 'true love' , but just wishful thinking.
I must point out that it was indeed a clean movie and that is why I will give it 6 stars.