I found myself entertained, engaged and, occasionally, pleasantly surprised.
P.S. I Love You (2007)
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Reviews Counted:95
Fresh:21
Rotten:74
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Hilary Swank is miscast as the romantic lead in this clichéd film about loss and love.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual references and brief nudity.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Irish, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Based On A Novel, Theatrical Release
Theatrical Release:2008
Box Office: $53,535,019
Synopsis: Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank tries her hand at romantic comedy in this touching film based on the bestselling Irish novel. Holly Kennedy (Swank) and her charming Irish husband Gerry (Gerard... Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank tries her hand at romantic comedy in this touching film based on the bestselling Irish novel. Holly Kennedy (Swank) and her charming Irish husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) are a young couple struggling to get by in New York City. Their marriage is 10 years strong, and they are madly in love, but the fates soon step in, when Gerry develops cancer and dies. Holly is completely devastated, and her friends Denise (Lisa Kudrow) and Sharon (Gina Gershon) do their best to console her. Her mother (Kathy Bates) and sister, Rose (Nellie Mckay), also offer their support, but it seems nothing can pull Holly out of her grief. Then one day, she begins to receive love letters Gerry penned before his death. The letters are filled with various stories and instructions, and one of them even contains a plan that sends her and her friends on a trip to Ireland. As Gerry's posthumous letters buoy her up, Holly slowly begins to piece her life back together. His letters help her to celebrate their special love story, and remind her that she must continue to live her life, and seek out happiness. The film's stellar cast delivers many tearjerker moments, and P.S. I LOVE YOU does a fine job of yanking on the heartstrings. However, the tone often shifts so abruptly, it at times feels as though they couldn't quite decide if Holly was a steel magnolia, a Bridget with a diary, or a devil in search of some Prada. But the strong performances manage to hold the tale together, and the story is ultimately moving, and yes, romantic. [More]
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kathy Bates, James Marsters
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Screenwriter: Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers
Producer: Wendy Finerman, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Molly Smith
Composer: John Powell
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for P.S. I Love You
This is the kind of movie that was made for the female audience and we thank you. PS, take Kleenex.
It's Million Dollar Cry Baby. P.S. I Love You is the most potent tear jerker since The Notebook. It's not as profound or skillful, but there certainly hasn't been anything that makes you so happy to cry since then.
The supporting roles are all handled well by experienced actors, and they have good material to work with.
It could have been better, but it’s good enough to be a solid girls’ night out flick.
P.S. I Love You looks squeaky clean and utterly straight. Yet as directed by Richard LaGravenese, it has a curious morbid quality.
[T]his wonderful movie... is not relentlessly grim, but it is endlessly poignant even in its lightest moments...
If you're looking for a great date movie so you can get laid over the holidays, this is the one.
Swank gets it just right with a fine-tuned subtle expression of confusion, despondency and rage.
An appealing alternative to the dramatic 'for your consideration' awards bait that populates theaters in December.
Hillary Swank makes the best of her lonely heart role but never gets to take off the gloves in an entertaining romantic drama. Supporting she-wolf Lisa Kudrow steals the show.
Richard LaGravense's P.S. I Love You has plenty of sappy love-letter moments, but it's also a very touching and real-feeling look at the grieving process.
An unapologetic tearjerker, the film lays on the sap at points, but is helped immeasurably by surprisingly clever dialogue and well-played, funny performances by the supporting cast.
Even though Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon are both way too old to be 29-year-old Holly’s best friends, they still provide welcome support.
Surprisingly uplifting for a film that prompts as many tears as those that ran down my cheeks this honest and moving film delivers one of the year's best love stories.
In its way, it's almost daringly radical in its old-fashioned sentimentality.
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