P.S. I Love You (2007)

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17 Jun 2008 10:12 AM

Ever since I found out that Hillary Swank clips coupons, I've been a big fan. I know--that's a silly reason to love someone's work but on top of being a good actress and taking on diverse types of roles, you gotta love a fellow coupon clipper. With that said, this is going to be a mixed review of P.S. I Love You.

What I Loved About this Movie

There are several things I loved about this movie. First of all the whole premise is fantastically romantic. Her young husband, who was faced with a terminal brain tumor, penned letters while he was alive ending each one with P.S. I love you. The purpose of the letters was to help her through the grieving process and to help her become whole again. Through the process of grieving, she comes to deal with her own mother and her in-laws and discovers a hidden talent that frees her from the constraints that she's put on her life.

I admit that I cried through the whole thing. In fact in some parts I actually sobbed and wound up with some slightly soggy, albeit salty popcorn. He has her go to Ireland (his homeland), get up and sing karaoke, and sundry other type things.

However. . .

I'm sad to say that this movie is not as clean as I would've liked it to be. The movie has some language and while I wouldn't say it was filled with language, I wouldn't say that it was ignorable either.

She also sleeps with someone who was in her late husband's band and then when they realize the connection, he explains to her that her late husband, "would be good with it." It'd be okay because they were close and shared. . .everything. But honestly, the movie wouldn't have been lacking if they'd have left that out.

One of her friends, (the part played by Lisa Kudrow) is a man-nizer and there are constant comments about men as objects.

So I give this movie a half thumbs up and half thumbs down. Love the premise, but it could've been cleaner.

Movie is rated PG-13 and is appropriate for adults. It's the very definition of "chick flick" though so I wouldn't count on brining your date!

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