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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.

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Irish, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Based On A Novel, Theatrical Release

US 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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Has its occasional oddball charms, but it is also ultimately conventional ... and pandering to go along with them.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
12/20/07
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

Romantic comedies...need twinkle. Her character wears twinkly dresses and does twinkly things, but Swank delivers her lines as though she is still slamming into that heavy bag.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
12/20/07
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Chicago Sun-Times
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Hilary Swank doesn't usually play girlie roles, and this unabashed chick flick demonstrates why: She's not very girlie.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

more of a waste of time than an enjoyed vicarious journey

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan
Filmcritic.com

It's tough to believe that any leading lady could've done much with writer-director Richard LaGravenese's lackluster material.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

LaGravenese is known as one of Hollywood's go-to screenwriters, credited or uncredited, but the films he's directed, such as Living Out Loud and Freedom Writers, are memorable more for their terrible titles than any lasting distinction.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
12/20/07
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

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.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Telly Davidson
Telly Davidson
FilmStew.com

P.S. I Love You commits several cinematic blunders, but the biggest one may be its attempt to turn Hilary Swank into a romantic lead.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/20/07
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Despite a fairly original premise, this never rises above the level of a TV sitcom.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
12/20/07
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

P.P.S. Don't you hate bad romantic comedies?

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

The film's cutesy, high-concept premise strains credibility, and the sitcommy situations (see Swank fall off the stage while performing sexy karaoke!) never quite jive with attempts at poignancy.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
12/20/07
Matt Stevens
Matt Stevens
E! Online

Shifts between earnest melodrama and zany comedy without making much of an imprint as either...In all of her frequently breathtaking talent and depth, Hilary Swank deserves better than what P.S. I Love You has to offer.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
12/20/07
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Things soon degenerate into forced whimsy and uninspired romantic formula.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/20/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

B.S. I Love You would be a more accurate title.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/20/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

A romantic dramedy that stumbles through its excruciatingly Oscar-padded 126-minute running time with no end in sight.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
12/20/07
John Thomason
John Thomason
Orlando Weekly

If P.S. I Love You proves anything, it's that Hilary Swank may be a great actress, but she can't do cute.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/20/07
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A mostly overheated farrago of sentiment, self-help and romantic cliche.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
12/20/07
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

P.S. I Love You is as treacly as the title would suggest.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
12/20/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

What do you get when you stick a talented, interesting cast in an uninspiring chick flick? Short answer: P.S. I Love You.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/20/07
Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic

The title of this stinker should really be compressed to P....You.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
12/20/07
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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