P.S. I Love You (2007)
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual references and brief nudity.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
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 Butler) are a young couple struggling to get by in New York City. Their marriage is 10 years... 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]
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Irish, Based On A Novel
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick
Screenwriter: Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers
Producer: Wendy Finerman, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Molly Smith
Composer: John Powell
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Reviews
Lisa Kudrow, the designated comic relief, has never been so consistently unfunny, and Gina Gershon looks uncomfortable in every (pseudo-)inspirational moment.
Hilary Swank may have two Oscars, but P.S. I Love You proves she has plenty to learn about romantic comedies.
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.
You get the strong impression that no one involved wanted to risk being labeled "depressing," so they inserted a lot of lame comic moments into a film that doesn't need them.
Swank gets it just right with a fine-tuned subtle expression of confusion, despondency and rage.
...the filmmakers mean well, but instead of a celebration of life, the whole thing seems like an extended wake.
It was Irish overkill. There didn't seem to be a chronological plan with the letters, so poor Holly is just forced to sit and wait to hear from her dead husband.
Talk about uneven. 'P.S. I Love You' is more uneven than an emery board, and every bit as grating when it misses its mark, which is more often than not.
For all his plain-speaking, down-homey affect, Harry Connick, Jr. remains something of a mystery.
It could have been better, but it’s good enough to be a solid girls’ night out flick.
Punch line should read P.S. I Love You %u2013 If you can sit through this 2 hour film and not become nauseated.
P.S. I Love You runs 126 minutes, and that extra half-hour bloats the material into an ugly mishmash in which the attempts at comedy are excruciating and the drama gets diluted by needless set-pieces.
Little more than a cryfest for those looking to release their own emotions, rather than experience anything new.
By mid-film I was praying for Clint Eastwood to show up and take Swank off life support. No such luck.
Alas, we never buy the depth of Holly and Gerry's love because the chemistry between Swank and Butler is nonexistent.
[Hilary] Swank's raw, genuine performance stands out -- like an emerald on a compost heap -- against the canned warmth...
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.
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