Last Thursday, Program Council showed a screening of “Letters to Juliet” in the Hughes-Trigg Theater at 8 p.m.

This love story is about an American girl named Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried, who travels to Verona, Italy, the city where Romeo and Juliet first met.  There, Sophie encounters a group of people who respond to letters written to Juliet asking for love advice. Becoming intrigued in these letters, Sophie takes special interest in one written by an elderly lady named Claire, played by Vanessa Redgrave. Claire traveled to Verona with her grandson, played by Christopher Egan, in search of a fiancé she left many years ago and deeply. Sophie decides to respond to the letter and help Claire search Italy for her beloved Lorenzo.

Going to a movie like this, you expect it to be a little cheesy and somewhat predictable. However, you do not expect it to be as funny as it is. This movie was hilarious. So many parts caused the audience to erupt into fits of laughter, and the story line is very intriguing. It is never slow and keeps the audience hooked from beginning to end. The beautiful, picaresque Italian scenery also adds to the movie. Will Claire ever find Lorenzo and will he take her back? Will a romantic interest spark between Sophie and Claire’s grandson? “Letters to Juliet” portrays the idea that it is never too late to find true love as both Claire and Sophie learn about a love that is different than anything they could ever imagine.