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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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Alas, we never buy the depth of Holly and Gerry's love because the chemistry between Swank and Butler is nonexistent.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment 1 Comment
12/24/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

[Hilary] Swank's raw, genuine performance stands out -- like an emerald on a compost heap -- against the canned warmth...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
12/22/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

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.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment 1 Comment
12/21/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

If you're looking for a great date movie so you can get laid over the holidays, this is the one.

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment Comment
12/21/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

This is the kind of movie that was made for the female audience and we thank you. PS, take Kleenex.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
12/21/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

[T]his wonderful movie... is not relentlessly grim, but it is endlessly poignant even in its lightest moments...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
12/21/07
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

The end dedication (to the producer's late sister) reminds us that even a disposable commercial film can be extremely personal and meaningful for the people involved in its creation.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
12/21/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Snippets of sharp, witty dialogue are lost in a sea of sappy clichés and too-cute-for-words plot twists.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/21/07
Jessica Reaves
Jessica Reaves
Chicago Tribune

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.

Full Review Source: Monsters and Critics | comment Comment
12/21/07
Ron Wilkinson
Ron Wilkinson
Monsters and Critics

Swank does her best, but she seems lost in the movie's identity crisis, taking the project seriously one moment and doing a pratfall off a karaoke stage the next.

Full Review Source: The Deadbolt | comment Comment
12/21/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
The Deadbolt

The film does have its share of funny, winning, and heartwarming/emotional moments, but the rest feel artificial and contrived, from the basic conceit to the various smaller elements that are too familiar and/or forced to elicit any sort of favorable resp

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
12/21/07
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

The movie is so bent on conjuring big, sweeping emotions that it becomes a bit scattershot, starting down way too many tear-jerking roads but never going down any of them far enough to discover any real substance.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
12/21/07
Josh Hurst
Josh Hurst
Christianity Today

Doesn't add anything fresh or special or memorable to our understanding of the grief process.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
12/21/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The supporting roles are all handled well by experienced actors, and they have good material to work with.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
12/21/07
Loey Lockerby
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star

P.S. I Love You isn't as pathetically sappy as the title might sound. OK, maybe it is a little...

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
12/21/07
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Some actors are better suited to straight-ahead dramas. Swank appears to be one of them.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
12/21/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

It's tough going relieved only by some lovely Irish scenery.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/21/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's the sort of movie that no man will ever go to unless dragged by a woman. His sole reward will be the sight of Swank in sexy underwear.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment 4 Comments
12/21/07
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

The talented Swank is slumming a bit here, but she could -- and has -- done worse.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
12/21/07
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

In its way, it's almost daringly radical in its old-fashioned sentimentality.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
12/21/07
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
 
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