Letters for Juliet

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Letters for Juliet is a romantic comedy ideal for those who are looking for a relaxing and distracting time. Sophia is recognizes for being an excellent editor, but her dream is to become a writer. Victor, Sophie's fiance, is a cooking chef that is too busy to devote himself to anything other than his work. The couple decides to make a pre-honeymoon in Italy, but even there, Victor is much more interested in finding suppliers for his restaurant, leaving Sophia aside.

While walking alone through the streets of Verona, city famous for the romantic story of Romeo an Juliet, Sophie discovers a group of people who respond to letters, left in walls, by those who are seeking advice on love. Hidden between the bricks of the wall, the girl finds a letter written 50 years ago by Claire, who at that time was a 15 year old teenager, who fell in love with a Italian boy, but was too scared to start a relationship. Sophie decides to answer the lost letter and this is when the movie starts to become really intriguing. Claire is encouraged by the writer, that believes true love never dies, and now, aged 65, decides to look for the person she never forgot. This happening trigers a series of events that will change all the lives of those involved in the story.

The Ghost Writer

When a british ghost writer agrees to finish the memoirs of the former UK Prime Minister, Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's an opportunity of a lifetime. But, the project seems to have been condemned since the beginning. The man who was trying to finish this job, Lang's advisor, died in an unfortunate accident. Related to a lot of current topics, this political suspense is a story of deceit and betrayal at all levels; sexual, political, and literary. In a world where nothing and nobody can be trusted, the ghost writer soon discovers that the past can be fatal and comes to a conclusion that "history is decided by who is still alive to write it".

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The protagonist is interpreted by Ewan McGregor, who did a excellent job playing this part. His acting was really convincing, so during the movie I felt connected to what was happening. When he was anguished, I was anguished and kind of cheering for him even though I knew how the story would end. The rest of the cast was also good, specially Kin Cattrall. Even though its a predictable movie, Ghost Writer didn't disappoint me, so I think anyone who watched it would really enjoy it. I just wouldn't recommend it for children because maybe they would be scared and not understand the story.