possible spoiler from dreamworks and director peter chan and ` the love letter be a romantic comedy that take place in a picturesque and new england coastal village where single mom helen ( kate capshaw ) own a quaint and little bookstore . one day at work and helen happens across an anonymous letter ( the ` love letter of the title ) that have somehow become lodged beneath the cushion of a reading couch . upon read the amorous prose therein and she believe it have be write to her and purposely place in the couch for her to find and and and for reason of her own and think she know the identity of her secret admirer . inadvertently and however and helen leave the letter out where her employee and janet ( ellen degeneres ) find it and believe it to be for her and and and of course and think she know who write it . circumstance then bring it into the possession of a young man name johnny ( tom everett scott ) and who think helen have write the letter to him . and before it all get sort out and you can only imagine the hilarious situation into which all of those involve have be cast while and i do mean imagine and because the way this movie play out and the audience get little more from it than what it bring along itself . there be two specific area in which this romantic comedy fail miserably represent it simply isn not very romantic and and it not funny while and that be a potent combination that cause this film to misfire practically from the opening credit . once the setting and main character ( helen ) have be establish and it basically go nowhere for the next ninety minute or so . by the time you finally find out who actually write the letter and and to whom and you could care less . round out the cast be tom selleck and blythe danner and julianne nicholson and gloria stuart and geraldine mcewan . it a shame to see such talent waste on such claptrap a this and and look bad in the balance . kate capshaw and who usually brighten up the screen just by show up and look tire here and while selleck appear to have just come in off a three day bender that last a week . ellen degeneres actually come away look the best of the bunch . it be say that the journey be often a more heady experience than the destination . in the case of ` the love letter and however and it would have be best for all concern if everybody have just stay home in the first place . i rate this one negative .