'P.S. I Love You' delivers clever romantic comedy
by Hilary McNamara, associate
editor
“P.S. I Love You” is
a movie that finally captures the reality of love, showing
not only the good side but also the bad side too.
This clever romantic comedy never has a
dull moment and will pull moviegoers into this heart filled
movie. Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is quirky, beautiful and
married to the love of her life, Gerry (Gerald Butler).
Gerry is everything Holly is not. He is an outgoing
Irishman. Together they make a dynamic duo that seems
inseparable.
Suddenly, Gerry’s life is taken
by an illness. When he dies, something dies within Holly.
The one person who knows her best is now gone. On her 30th
birthday after, weeks of holing up in her apartment, Holly’s
family and friends decide to step in and make her rejoin
life. Little do they know that Gerry will be joining them.
In an ingenious plan Gerry has a cake
sent to Holly on her birthday, along with a tape recorder.
On a tape, Gerry tells Holly that she will be receiving
letters in different forms that will instruct her to do
things. It seems that Gerry has thought of everything,
though Holly’s mother (Kathy Bates) thinks that this will
only prolong Holly’s grieving.
Throughout these craftily delivered
letters, Holly slowly starts to rediscover herself and her
new life. They lead to random places and people that become
building blocks in her time of redefining herself.
The one thing that Gerry is consistent
about in each letter is that it ends with ”P.S, I love You.”
Each new delivery brings on another laugh or tear and makes
one realize the power of love and how it can change lives.
Holly and her best friends Denise (Lisa
Kudrow) and Gina (Sharon Gershon) soon find themselves on a
trip back to where Holly and Gerry’s romance first started.
This trip will be a defining point, and laughs are endless.
This is one of the best romantic
comedies that has come out in a long time. Words cannot
describe how well written and acted this movie is. It was
also refreshing to watch a movie that does not end
perfectly. It left you knowing the characters was OK but it
also left you wondering where she was off to next. It would
have ruined the movie to have a “fairytale” ending.
Not only was the cast a perfect fit,
but also the scenery was incredible. It all fit together and
helped the story just flow through each scene. I give this
move five out of five lucky charms.
