P.S. I Love You (2007)

P.S. I love you is a story that takes place as a result of male member of married couple, Jerry and Holly, dies. As Jerry dies, he has pre-planned 10 messages to be delivered at right time to Holly.Critics have however not appreciated the movie. The reason may be, while forgetting someone we may need to cut off from their every memory. The movie presents us with instances that appear completely opposite i.e. letters.

This movie is one of my all time favorite movies, I could watch it over and over and still laugh and cry just as much as I did the first time I watched it. The basis of this movie is about a young couple that meets by chance while Holly (Hillary Swank) is backpacking Ireland. Holly and Gerry (Gerard Butler) fall in love and get married quickly, starting their lives without a plan. This causes an argument between the two that ends with Gerry performing a "striptease" to apologize. The couple have a fun, romantic relationship that ends way too quickly when Gerry dies and leaves behind a grieving wife. He pre-planned letters and surprises to come periodically to help her get over him and move on with her life. You will laugh and cry with Holly and her girlfriends as they help Holly grieve and move forward. This is a must see movie whether it be alone, with your closest friends or with your significant other.

To be very frank, I did hear about this movie quite a lot in my college days, with almost all the girls going gaga about the story and the portrayal of the hero's thoughtfulness. I haven't read the novel but I guess my tryst with this tale had to wait until 2014. I am absolutely thrilled to see a love story being played with such humor surrounding it. Gerard Butler plays the Irishman with natural ease and Hillary Swank follows up on her part by being that girl in love, hung over by the death of her husband and yet lively enough to do everything that he asks of her from the afterlife. Planning ahead for all the letters being sent at the right time and how they are encountered seems a little too much drama but ohh well it was very believable and doable too.. all it needed was the feeling of caring for someone beyond the time when they can possibly care for you. Simple words to read but not so simple to adapt in reality. The open mindedness of Hillary's character is very appreciably put forward and she is willing to go follow the path of mutual happiness that her deceased husband has planned for her. Best scene... The first walk together! Priceless!!!

Okay, so this movie was way worse than I imagined it to be. Hilary Swank as the main character did not fit, and seemed to be a horrible actress. The romance was cheesy. The Irish accents were so bad they actually made me laugh. It seems like they all tried too hard to make the movie good, but in my opinion, they failed miserably anyway. The notes she received were stupid and weird. The characters just annoyed me though it may have been the fact that I disliked most of the women in the story. I actually didn't mind the scenes in Ireland too much mainly just because the scenery was nice. The flashbacks were too long and tedious however, and I found the acting overdone. Anyway, I would not recommend or watch it ever again. Waste of two hours.