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This has been quite a year so far for Amanda Seyfried to come into her own as today’s young starlet. February’s Dear John offered her a showcase for red-blooded passion, while March’s Chloe gave her sultrier cues to work with. Now, with Letters to Juliet](Letters to Juliet (2010) - Movie | Moviefone), she settles for being your usual romantic lead (well, without the ABBA songs this time), and in a less-than-demanding role, she gives an adequately doe-eyed performance. Fortunately for her, she gets to share screen time with Oscar-winning screen vet Vanessa Redgrave, from whom she could certainly learn how to sell heartache and headstrong ways with some warmth and nuance.
Seyfried plays Sophie, a fact-checker for the New Yorker (“yes, it’s kind of like a detective,” she explains from the start, but don’t worry: both her character and the film will forget these skills and that salary in time for a pricey and inevitable climactic misunderstanding). Since her fiance, Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), will be opening his new restaurant shortly after their wedding, they’ve opted to celebrate their “pre-honeymoon” in Italy beforehand. Of course, Victor gets caught up in wine auctions and all sorts of business-minded distractions, so Sophie is left to see the sights, including the legendary Verona balcony where Romeo is said to have romanced Juliet.