The Last Letter From Your Lover Review: With realistic performances from Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley, this film tells us to love, being patient and to endure.


Who doesn't care for watching romantic sagas? If it is with a cheerful culmination, it has something to make us feel good inside. Recall Arthur Hiller's "Romantic Story" (1970) with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal? Or then again "The Way We Were" (1973) with Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford or the work of art "Casablanca?" Let's not go that far yet think about what we found in "The Notebook" (2004). Every one of them shares one topic for all intents and purpose, love. And, that is the reason we like watching them; since it offers a memorable undertaking.

An issue that can fabricate spans, start a conflict, and get joined among war and harmony for some to live cheerfully ever after. Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones) takes her childhood, energy, and capacity to focus on someone for allowed. She cuts off up in casual sexual encounter friendships, in which she discovers solace. As a writer, however, she is splendid, capable, and influential. Jennifer Sterling (Shailene Woodley) was a socialite in 1965 whose pretense of a cheerful life goes into scrambles when she winds up starving for appreciation. The life of the two women interlaces when Ellie discovers a love letter addressed to Jennifer, written by a puzzling Mr. Boot. 


As she sets out on an intriguing excursion of tracking down the genuine identity of the two dears from an earlier time, she starts to understand her life according to a better point of view, permitting herself to face the greatest challenge of her life – to become hopelessly enamored. The film opens with Jennifer sitting in a vehicle with her husband as Laurence (Joe Alwyn), the driver, rides them home. We can feel the pressure between the two. Something recommends misery, despondency, and dejection. Soon after, we find out about her mishap, because of which she endured cognitive decline. 

Then again, Ellie experiences mental decline as well, when she confuses Andrew with Rob (who we never truly meet), the man she went through a night with. Yet, that was because she had an excess of drink the prior night. At the point when the columnist heads to work, she finds out about the demise of Mary Ellen, the longest-serving lady supervisor of The London Chronicles. This is the point at which the young lady is allowed to write a component on the paper's longest-serving woman editorial manager, not understanding how it would change her life for eternity. 


Directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Nick Payne and Esta Spalding, in light of Jojo Moyes' novel of a similar name, "Last Letter from Your Lover" is another good heartfelt dramatization that will help you a piece to remember "An affair to Remember" and "The Notebook". Nonetheless, it's more similar to "The Hours" that carried an Oscar to Nicole Kidman. Notwithstanding, all that correlation doesn't hurt the film, yet it should support your good faith towards it, as it gives a moving story of two individuals who met in some unacceptable spot and at some unacceptable time. 

Regardless of its consistency, the film fills its primary need – to reach your heart. With realistic performances from Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley, it shapes an astounding explanation towards the touching and sad relationship, which directly all along, was ill-fated to fizzle. The most awesome aspects of the film comprise the warmth letter, the connection between Jennifer and Mr. Boot (Ben Cross), and how it thinks about the advanced life of the yearning and uninterested Ellie. So indeed, the film has high points and low points. What film doesn't? But, Frizell's film, similar to a child with its first small steps, continuously gets distinct, solid, and evolves, showing us loving, be adored, being patient, and endure. All the more significantly, it clarifies why previous negligences can be remedied if they realize them and do all that could be within reach to fix them for a more joyful future.

Rating:- 3.5/5

Now streaming on Netflix.


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