The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis BacalovOriginal Music Composer
- Maria MaggentiScreenplay
- Peter Chan Ho-SunDirector
Cast
- Kate CapshawHelen
- Blythe DannerLillian
- Ellen DeGeneresJanet
- Geraldine McEwanMiss Scattergoods
- Julianne NicholsonJennifer
- Tom Everett ScottJohnny
- Tom SelleckGeorge
- Gloria StuartEleanor
- Bill BuellOfficer Dan
- Alice DrummondPostal Clerk
- Erik JensenRay
- Margaret Ann BradySelma