Dear Viola

This is a great film. All levels are tops. Kellie Martin plays a Dear Viola columnist for the newspaper for which she is the accountant. A letter comes in, and he needs advice on moving on after his wife has died. Kellie keeps the town interested with her good advice to him. She knows him and his eight year old daughter, Kira Gelineau, from church. I love the church singing. Jefferson Brown is the dad and does start dating a beauty, but the daughter and she don't hit it off. The daughter runs away, and Kellie and he find her. The ending is so perfect. I love this simple, well told story where everything works, and there is a joy in the actors' acting. I feel they all love the story.

This could have been better. The acting is over-the-top, exaggerated facial expressions and physical movements, sort of...high school stage acting. Sorry that the directing wasn't better.

Not the highest budget film, definitely cheesy, but I liked it. Very cute, feel good movie. I easily connected to the characters. It wasn't overly deep, but if you like a sweet romance...you'll find it here.

Kellie Martin does a good job with her role, but the costume designer for her did a job that didn't do justice for the character which was almost too juvenile for how old she should have been. Dressing like a little girl doesn't endear the audience to her character,, but I found it distracting and confusing. The rest of the cast is wonderful and creative and talented. Not that Kelloe isn't, she wonderful.

The movie is sweet and heartfelt. The justification of her frumpiness is just not well done. Yes, of course like all movies since the 80s there is the makeover scene, but she still feels off, but better.

The cast is wonderful. I like all the supporting people. This was c well cast, a good script, and directed well.

"Dear Viola" is much better than the typical movie of this genre and production. Immensely enjoyable. All the characters were very good, with solid acting. The story was very heartfelt, endearing, moving, and funny. Kellie Martin was "perfect." She is a terrific and under-rated actress and should be in more movies. loved it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 3/16/2021