An LA Times movie reviewer said that the cast "glows under the breezy yet tart direction of Peter Chan, a top Hong Kong director making his Hollywood debut." The reviewer added that Chan "has a flair for bringing both humor and seriousness to the often confused and conflicted passions of the heart."
美國洛杉磯時報的影評專欄說，《情書》主要演員在陳可辛輕快又銳利的指導下，整體表現非常突出，陳可辛的才華在「把一股迷惑又衝突的激情，表現得幽默又嚴肅。」