divorce single mom in picturesque seaside town find an anonymous love letter and allow it to spur into action her dormant love life . pet project for actress or co producer kate capshaw and who give a warm and nicely modulated lead performance and yet this story be so slim and the direction and edit so erratic that a faint dissatisfaction creep in . initially and capshaw helen envisions several of her friend read the love letter to her ( an interest visual joke ) but the first person they do this ploy with be ellen degeneres and who doesn not play a lesbian but who come off a one because of this gimmick . different idea be flay about in the hope that one would stick and and the continuity be extremely choppy . support cast ( include tom selleck and tom everett scott and who mostly act with his shirt off ) be very good and but they can not save the final act and which be disappoint . low key and in a quirky and pleasant way and but it be blandly good natured and nothing more . half from .