P.S. I Love You
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A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed the film as a mawkish, poorly constructed romantic drama, with particular scorn directed at the casting, LaGravenese's direction, and Gerard Butler's Irish accent. The striking gap in the reception is between professional critics — who found it nearly indefensible — and audiences, who embraced it warmly. Manohla Dargis is the outlier among critics, finding a genuine if awkward charm in Swank's sincerity even while cataloguing the film's many failings.
“This is a movie that will leave you stunned and stupefied from beginning to end, if you don't head for the exits first. The only good things in it are Lisa Kudrow and Swank's wardrobe. The plot is unbelievable, although a competent script could have fixed that. The direction is flabby and uninspired, the casting is wrongheaded, and the performances run the gamut from uninteresting to insufferable ... the film wants terribly to be Ghost without a potter's wheel, but it just succeeds at being terrible.”
David Wiegand·San Francisco Chronicle
“this post-life comedy will have the sentimentally challenged weeping openly, while clutching desperately to the pants-legs of boyfriends and husbands who are trying to flee up the aisle. Richard LaGravenese's trip into Lifetime territory may define the guilty pleasure of the genre ... As an exercise in chick-flickery, P.S. I Love You wants to possess the soulfulness of harsh reality and the lilt of romantic fantasy at the same time. In this case, at least, it simply can't be done.”
John Anderson·Variety
“On a week when many people just want a good reason to put down their packages and smile for a couple of hours, P.S. I Love You arrives – signed, sealed and delivered just on time.”
Stephen Whitty·The Oregonian
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Richard LaGraveneseDirector
Hilary SwankHolly
Gerard ButlerGerry
Lisa KudrowDenise
Harry Connick Jr.Daniel
Gina GershonSharon
Jeffrey Dean MorganWilliam
Kathy BatesPatricia
James MarstersJohn
Nellie McKayCiara
Anne KentRose Kennedy
Brian McGrathMartin Kennedy
Dean WintersTom
John PowellComposer
Steven RogersWriter
Terry StaceyCinematographyP.S. I Love You
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed the film as a mawkish, poorly constructed romantic drama, with particular scorn directed at the casting, LaGravenese's direction, and Gerard Butler's Irish accent. The striking gap in the reception is between professional critics — who found it nearly indefensible — and audiences, who embraced it warmly. Manohla Dargis is the outlier among critics, finding a genuine if awkward charm in Swank's sincerity even while cataloguing the film's many failings.
“This is a movie that will leave you stunned and stupefied from beginning to end, if you don't head for the exits first. The only good things in it are Lisa Kudrow and Swank's wardrobe. The plot is unbelievable, although a competent script could have fixed that. The direction is flabby and uninspired, the casting is wrongheaded, and the performances run the gamut from uninteresting to insufferable ... the film wants terribly to be Ghost without a potter's wheel, but it just succeeds at being terrible.”
David Wiegand·San Francisco Chronicle
“this post-life comedy will have the sentimentally challenged weeping openly, while clutching desperately to the pants-legs of boyfriends and husbands who are trying to flee up the aisle. Richard LaGravenese's trip into Lifetime territory may define the guilty pleasure of the genre ... As an exercise in chick-flickery, P.S. I Love You wants to possess the soulfulness of harsh reality and the lilt of romantic fantasy at the same time. In this case, at least, it simply can't be done.”
John Anderson·Variety
“On a week when many people just want a good reason to put down their packages and smile for a couple of hours, P.S. I Love You arrives – signed, sealed and delivered just on time.”
Stephen Whitty·The Oregonian
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Richard LaGraveneseDirectorHilary SwankHollyGerard ButlerGerryLisa KudrowDeniseHarry Connick Jr.DanielGina GershonSharonJeffrey Dean MorganWilliamKathy BatesPatriciaJames MarstersJohnNellie McKayCiaraAnne KentRose KennedyBrian McGrathMartin KennedyDean WintersTomJohn PowellComposerSteven RogersWriterTerry StaceyCinematographyRent & Buy