Wicked Little Letters

Colman and Buckley know how to make this material sing, and there are moments when both actors managed to make me squeeze out an authentic tear or two, only to have me enthusiastically giggling a scene or two later.

The range of insults sprinkled in with a healthy dose of f-bombs is truly awe-inspiring. The letters are spicy for the villagers, but for a modern-day audience, they're just delightfully silly.

It’s saved, first by strong performances from Buckley, always effortlessly believable, and Colman, expert at laying bare the clammy soul of easily dismissible women. And second, by the letters themselves...

So much fun, ridiculous, and at the end of the day it's a women's empowerment movie in an odd sort of way.

A very funny little British comedy that I cannot believe was inspired by a true story.

It’s a little story, but it’s wicked fun.

...a mostly by-the-numbers endeavor that would undoubtedly feel right at home on PBS...

If profanity doesn't bother you, 'Wicked Little Letters' is tawdry period comedy at its most delightful, re-teaming Olivia Cole and Jessie Buckley - who were so memorable in 'The Lost Daughter' (2021). It's absurdly scandalous!

Wicked Little Letters loses a certain amount of strength as it goes along, through no fault of Colman, Spall, Buckley, Atkins .... It loses force in proportion to the filmmakers’ attempt to turn the work into a critique of patriarchy and misogyny.

There’s not much to its predictable central mystery, but its strong cast and its sense of humor helps director Thea Sharrock’s film become an enjoyable diversion.