although it definitely an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hour and it always worth a watch and this film never quite meet the target that it should for two reason . firstly and after the first forty five minute or so it focus heavily on helen and johnny and who be far less interesting character than most of the others janet and jennifer and george and miss scattergood be all much more enticing . although at first this work and since in life we do not always know everything about everyone else and and because the point be be make that perhaps helen be slightly self involve and it quickly wear thin and we want to see more of the other character . secondly and the film seem to lose it way in term of plot in the second half . the letter itself hold far less significance than it do in the first half and and again and although this work well in some way and it seem odd to leave so much of the potential displayed in the first half behind . overall and this film be sweet and good natured and with some genuinely hilarious moment for example and janet explain condiment to an avid audience . the lazy but quietly desperate atmosphere that helen feel be heavy and the sense of living in a small seaside town be accurately portrayed and but the film isn not quite as intelligent a it try to be . it just miss be both a light romantic comedy and be a clever portrait of life . however and it still good and if you get the chance and it definitely worth see .