I have a somewhat flexible rule that when I start to watch a film if it hasn't captured my interest in 12 or so minutes I move on. And I was getting ready to move on when this film caught me. The problem in the first 12-15 minutes is that -- at least to me -- it seemed a bit confusing. Then it settled down, and what you have here is a very intriguing love story...of infidelity...that seems justified. That's not to say that infidelity is a good thing, but when your spouse is a jerk...
Felicity Jones plays a young journalist who uncovers some old and mysterious love letters from 1965 that captivates her attention as she explores the archives of a present-day London newspaper. She finds quite a tale as she finds more and more of the letters, and eventually she discovers who wrote them.
The lovers are played by Callum Turner as the financial journalist who falls in love with a rising young politician's wife played by Shailene Woodley.
Meanwhile, as a side story, Felicity Jones' character has a fling with an archivist (played by Nabhaan Rizwan).
Will the 1965's lovers ever get together. Well, the ending is not exactly a surprise, but there are many twists along the way as the story slowly unfolds as each newly discovered letter gives more clues.
Toward the end of the film, the two lovers are played by Ben Cross and Diana Kent.
With the exception Ben Cross, I wasn't familiar with any of these British actors, but they all do very nice job.
The ending of the film is rather sweet, also I was a little dissatisfied with brief fantasy that the two old lovers have.
But still, this film was very worth watching, and I recommend it.
Felicity Jones plays a young journalist who uncovers some old and mysterious love letters from 1965 that captivates her attention as she explores the archives of a present-day London newspaper. She finds quite a tale as she finds more and more of the letters, and eventually she discovers who wrote them.
The lovers are played by Callum Turner as the financial journalist who falls in love with a rising young politician's wife played by Shailene Woodley.
Meanwhile, as a side story, Felicity Jones' character has a fling with an archivist (played by Nabhaan Rizwan).
Will the 1965's lovers ever get together. Well, the ending is not exactly a surprise, but there are many twists along the way as the story slowly unfolds as each newly discovered letter gives more clues.
Toward the end of the film, the two lovers are played by Ben Cross and Diana Kent.
With the exception Ben Cross, I wasn't familiar with any of these British actors, but they all do very nice job.
The ending of the film is rather sweet, also I was a little dissatisfied with brief fantasy that the two old lovers have.
But still, this film was very worth watching, and I recommend it.