Letters to Father Jaakob
Olive Films | Release Date: October 8, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The kind of film that makes a truly lasting impression despite its brevity. Read full review
80
VarietyAlissa Simon
The director's magisterial control over the proceedings makes something fresh and heartrending out of predictable material, particularly for older, thoughtful audiences. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Letters could be dismissed as a soap opera, but that would be unfair to this beautiful work. It features tender performances by Kaarina Hazard (Leila) and Jukka Keinonen (Jacob), as well as beautiful cinematography by Tuomo Hutri. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
By the time Leila's brow furrows in concern for the father, the film has absolutely earned its tug at your heart. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Letters transforms a picture-postcard location and odd-couple narrative into a pretty, and pretty predictable, snooze. Yet the acting is flawless, the tone gentle and observational, and Leila's transformation, when it occurs, is unforced and unaccompanied by pious lecturing. Read full review
40
Time OutNick Schager
There's only one thing worse than a leaden moral fable that tackles issues of forgiveness with sledgehammer contrivances, and that's one that attempts to mask its manipulative corniness with an air of trumped-up gravity. Read full review
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