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P.S. I Love You

Year of Release: 2007
Genre: Romance / Drama
Rating: PG-13 for sexual references and brief nudity.
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr., Lisa Kudrow, James Marsters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gina Gershon, Kathy Bates, Dean Winters.

Date Of Review: February 2008

I went into a preview screening of this one knowing very little, just the film’s title and cast. Does beefcake Gerard Butler and Oscar Winner Hilary Swank sound like a mismatched couple to you? I thought so too, but trust me, once you have seen the film’s opening scene you will forget all about it. The film kicks off with a pre-credit sequence that is nothing short of brilliant. Full of real emotion; from a heated argument, to reconciliation and beyond. In this opening sequence we feel all aspects of their relationship and then some. Both Butler and Swank invest so much energy and timing into the sequence that you can’t help but feel how will the rest of the film hold up to anything you have seen thus far. Yes, the sequence is truly that good. The good news is Swank and Butler have another scene later on in the Irish highlands that reminds us once again of their chemistry.

It is not long before the film delivers its first shock. After the credits roll we are dealt quite a jolt, when we discover that Butler is now in-fact dead. How can this be, Butler is the film’s second lead. Yes, it is a bit of a downer that he’s dead, but then we get swept up in the film’s real story, the journey one must go on while dealing with such grief. The neat thing is the film doesn’t go down the road of becoming “a ghost” film. There is no supernatural element at all. As it turns out Butler has left behind a series of mail messages that will help Swank cope with the loss. Each letter signs off in the same manner, "P.S. I Love You". Despite his early departure from the movie, Butler, nevertheless, still gets plenty of screen-time with perfectly timed flashbacks to points in their relationship that is both hilarious and touching.

Butler puts in a great comedic performance as the Irish-heartthrob and brings plenty of charismatic charm to the table, a total transformation from his portrayal of the powerful Spartan King in “300”. Audiences that have only seen Butler in “300” will be gob-smacked by his cheeky yet sympathetic performance in this one. Swank once again consolidates why she is one of the best actresses in the new millennium; all her instincts are on target. The supporting cast are also in fine form, Lisa Kudrow is a lot of fun with her usual routine Friends-stick, Harry Connick Jr proves he is more than just a singer (yes, he should really appear in more films) and Thomas Henry Morgan (a Butler look-a-like) as Swank’s new Irish love interest shows that he definitely has potential in his likeable supporting role. Full of whimsical romanticism, “P.S. Love You” should have strong appeal with females from all walks of life; mothers, girlfriends, wives and grandmothers. You could say it’s the perfect date movie, just make sure you have tissues on hand and prepare yourself for some unexpected belly laughs.

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Cinema Synopsis:

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life – a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry’s life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it’s a good thing he planned ahead.

Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly’s 30th birthday in the form of a cake and, to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to order her to get out and “celebrate herself”. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way P.S. I Love You.

Holly’s mother (Kathy Bates) and best friends, Sharon (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow), begin to worry that Gerry’s letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but, in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future.

With Gerry’s words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into new beginning of life.