‘14 LOVE LETTERS’: WRITING LEADS TO NEW LOVE
A film from 2022, 14 Love Letters uses the old fashion charm of letter writing. In the story, we meet Kallie (Vanessa Sears), a woman fighting hard to keep alive the small hobby farm she runs even after she had to give up a part of family land. The new landowner Jackson (Franco Lo Presti) gets repeat visits from Kallie’s goat, but beyond this, she tries to stay clear of the man who now owns the home and land she hoped to keep.
As Kallie works on keeping her small business beauty business going, she begins to discover love letters from historical words left in her mailbox. Now she goes on a kind of journey to discover who is writing them…
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The concept of this film is adorable, and the setting lends to a kind of airy romanticism (because of the open space of the outdoors). The film is a little clunky here and there but getting to see a cast that isn’t all about the normal talent is always fun. Beyond this, the film definitely leans into its old fashion type ideas beyond just writing a letter. It also has some of the adversarial (though not annoyingly so) banter back-and-forth.
Unlike some of their more recent dramedies, 14 Love Letters is also slower moving and has a kind of reflective pause or collection of moments for its heroine. It’s more about showing slowness or stillness than packing the script full of things. For this film, it works nicely and anyone who enjoys country life or has dreams like Kallie’s will be able to relate and thoroughly enjoy.
There is a dramatic conclusion which I think, in this film is totally unfair, but we forgive this, because as usual, the final moments are charming.
Stream, at publication, 14 Love Letters on Hallmark+; or digitally purchase on places like Prime Video
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Content: There is nothing to note in this one. If it bothers you, a woman goes on dates with some different guys. But again, the TVG rating is all that is needed, and aside from kissing, the film is very wholesome.
