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P.S. I Love You | 
| Studio: Warner
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 264
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
UPC: 883929017034
EAN: 0883929017034
ASIN: B0015XJRAA
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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 I hated this film June 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Normally, when I hate a film (that I am viewing on DVD), I will simply stop the DVD and watch something else. I stuck through the whole thing. I wanted it to get better. It didn't.
The story is about Holly and her dealing with her grief over her dead husband, Jerry. Jerry died of a brain tumour. But, before he died, he wrote Holly a series of letters, urging her to complete tasks, all to help assist in her grief process, with the plan that they would be delivered to her during her year of mourning.
You may wonder how the letters are delivered and why it all seems so timely, this will be explained near the end of the film.
I think what I disliked most about the movie, was that Holly came off as a real shrew. Jerry is so in love with her and the viewer is left to wonder why. As each letter arrives, Jerry challenges her to return to a point in their lives and complete a task. For instance, he wants her to sing karaoke, as they had done in the past. And you see Holly at the bar, grumpy as all get out, Jerry encourages her along, she trips, she falls, she breaks her nose and, once again, shrew Holly appears. But Jerry loves her. Why?
In each memory, Holly comes off as grumpy, difficult, and ... yeah, kind of shrewish. Why does Jerry love her so much?
Jerry is a bit of a caricarture. I love Gerard Butler. In Dear Frankie, he was beautiful. In this film, his character was ridiculous. I am not Irish, and even I felt bad over the stereotype. Yikes.
Near the end of the film, near the end of the letters, you see who Holly once was. You see the Holly that Jerry fell in love with. You can understand why their romance seemed so magical. But, and it's a pretty big but, all of that seemed to disappear.
So what are we to learn from this film? That they fell in love, a magical love, but real life intruded, they got married, she became an unrecognizable person, but he still loved her more than anything. He died. He took the time, after death (not during their lives together, mind you) to remind her of what she once was, and encouraged her to find herself again.
I think the worst part of the movie for me, was that she meets a friend of Jerry's, in Ireland, and it is pretty much implied that when she starts her new life, full of that excitement that she once had (when she met Jerry) she will live out the "dream life" with his friend.
Seriously?
Two hours of my life that I will never get back.
But, there are a few nice moments. Harry Connick jr. plays her bartender friend and some of his lines are absolutely priceless. HCJ is often a gem in his movies, and this is no exception. There is a nice cameo by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. That man's smile alone, could melt hearts. Lisa Kudrow does an admirable job as the best friend. And Kathy Bates has a very lovely moment, at the end of the movie, that will break any lonely person's heart.
I have not read the book and probably won't now. There was some good stuff, but not enough. It was all secondary.
An absolute shame.
 A Chick-flick that's about it June 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Out of generosity I'm giving this movie 2 stars, maybe it's pity or maybe it's because my girlfriend kinda liked it, but honestly, "P.S. I Love You" is missing a letter in the title, it should be P.O.S. I Love You, figure out what P.O.S. stands for, and that's the sentiment I have for this sappy drivel. I watched only up until the 30th birthday for Hilary "Man-Jaw" Swank's character, then I must of have been claimed by the over abundance of sappiness or just the poor characters within the film because I fell asleep soon after. This movie deals with the final goodbye of Gerard Butler's character, an Irish man, who's mouth is the most animated thing in this film, where every syllable must be stressed and pronounced by some weird facial exaggeration like he's on the toilet, which is the place this movie must have been conceived. Now I am not absent of romance or a heart, but movies like this should not be made, ever, the story isn't good enough, the characters are hacknied sketches of many other characters in other better films/books in an already over-crowded genre that doesn't need something as insipid as this movie. Like I said I fell asleep during the film, so a movie can't be much worse for a guy when he falls asleep during it, and my girlfriend said it was just 'OK' and that it wasn't very well done when compared to other movies that fall into this over-rot and over-done genre. There is so much bad in this film it is difficult to find something good.
Also if this movie was a romantic-comedy, then I maybe have lost my sense of humour because I thought a comedy was supposed to be funny, and not a sad pathetic attempt to sell Gerrard Butler as a romantic lead, and Hilary Swank as a real woman. This movie isn't even worth the rental.
Decent rom-com May 26, 2008
P.S. I love you is a dramatic romantic comedy about a 30-year old (played by Hillary Swank) who goes through a period of soul-searching after losing her husband (Gerard Butler, who appears in flashbacks) to a brain tumor. To try to ease the pain of the loss of her husband, she goes travelling overseas with her friends, tries to date again, but all in vain.
This is a movie about heartbreak and trying to move on after a tragic loss. Swank is great in her role and so is Butler, however the director of this film doesn't seem to know where he really wants to take his movie. Comedy? Drama? Chick flick? Spiritual awakening? This film blurs the lines between all those genres. Worth a rental if you're into these types of movies. You'll enjoy it while you watch it, just don't expect this movie to stand out in your mind 6 months down the road.
Doesn't live up to the book May 12, 2008
This movie got progressively better, but overall I was disappointed. I had read the book and absolutely loved every page, so I was prepared to love the movie as well. I understand that the attempt of taking a really great book to the screen is not an easy one. Some parts of the story were changed (the location, for example), probably to make it easier to fit into 2 hours. Some of Holly's relationships were altered and in doing so, some of what made the book was great was lost in the translation to movie. If you haven't read the book, the movie might be really good. If you loved the book, the movie will be very disappointing.
 N'attendez pas pour vivre votre vie sinon vous risquez de le regretter ! May 9, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Une jeune femme perd son mari suite à une tumeur au cerveau, à sa première nuit seule à la maison après les funérailles elle appelle sans cesse sur le cellulaire de son défunt pour entendre sa voie et réussir à s'endormir... franchement c'est d'un touchant et d'une tristesse à la fois... l'on voie toute l'émotion dans un simple geste et oh combien son homme lui manque et était tout pour elle...
Ensuite elle le revoie dans la maison, l'entends se l'imagine et à plusieurs reprises s'est vieille habitude lui font rappeler qu'il n'est plus là... pour la réconforter suite à un mauvais cauchemar, pour éteindre la lumière avant de s'endormir, pour partager un bon café, pour lui donner le goût de continuer à vivre... Le deuil d'une relation qui a duré si longtemps doit tellement être pesant à vivre au quotidien !
Quand on est rendu à porter le linge de son bien aimé pour sentir de nouveau son odeur, que l'on lui a monté un sanctuaire dans son salon en son honneur, que l'on écoute en boucle des vieux films car il aimait cela à un point de pouvoir en chanter les chansons par coeur, je crois qu'il est temps alors de recevoir de l'aide...
Là franchement je dois dire que le concept du gâteau d'anniversaire et du message vocal et non seulement très bien pensé, légèrement drôle mais d'une efficacité à toute épreuve, s'il voulait faire réagir et verser des larmes il a réussit et je trouve qu'il a fort bien pensé car cela va redonner courage à sa femme qui en a bien de besoin !
L'idée d'envoyer à des intervalles plus ou moins régulier des lettres à sa femme pour l'accompagner dans le cheminement de son deuil tout en lui rappelant tout les beaux moments qu'ils ont eu ensemble est très bien faite, touchante et vraiment il n'a pas été rare que je verse quelques larmes... C'est un film que j'ai adoré et que je vous recommande sans aucune hésitation donc !
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