A Must See
I don't know what to say about this film except that it was absolutely wonderful! I cried alot during the movie, except when I was laughing. This is my new favorite movie to cry along with!!

Wonderful tearjerker
Okay, I'm biased. I bought the movie because Gerard Butler is in it. What I discovered was a funny, sad and always emotional film. I loved the quirkiness of Lisa Kudrow's character. As always Gerard Butler is sweet, charming, and oh so good looking. I was relieved they left out most of his illness, only showing one scene while Jerry was ill.
The music was really wonderful. Unfortunately, in the CD Gerard's songs were not included. His rendition of I'll Love You 'Til the End is really touching.
This is most definitely a chick flick, but guys should probably watch it for some romantic tips.
The trip to Ireland was really a nice addition to the film. The book was placed in Ireland and so the trip was to Spain. The producers chose to send Holly and her friends to Ireland to include it in the film and it made for a nice touch.
Good film and I'm happy to have purchased it.
JJ
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A good life lesson
I thought this movie was fantastic. Great moral behind the story and just an overall great cast. I agree with others that with Swank, it's hard for her to be so goofy and funny because she plays such a great serious actress in most of her films, but she delivered this role very well. This movie was a tear jerker, Gerard Butler is hot and great actor, and he does play that perfect man.

It touched me when I realized how hard it is to be a grieving widow but how amazing to have experienced such a great love, and Gerry is her guide...

SEE IT! It's a keeper!

LOVE IT!
I saw this in the theater. And cried the whole movie through..it was great. A must see chick flick!

Where I have seen this all before?
Answer: Ghost. (Well, that's one answer, there are others too, like the film Reign Over Me, with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle doing a male perspective of similar themes.)

P.S. I love you is a film about grief. Grieving over the loss of a loved one, in this case Hilary Swank plays Holly who we'll see remembering her husband Gerry who has passed away from a brain tumor. Gerry apparently had time to make plans before his death and those plans revolve around leaving behind letters to Holly providing her instructions on things she must do as she moves on from her loss.

The film opens with a brief glimpse into Holly and Gerry's happy life, though at that point we're watching a lover's quarrel over discussion of their future together. The little glimpse gives us a bit of insight into the fact that Gerry never seemed to have a plan while Holly was trying to be incredibly organized and work towards goals she had laid out for herself and them as a couple. Seeing that initial glimpse of their relationship and that status makes Gerry's letters and the planning he has done all the more poignant.

The movie flows fairly quickly over it's just over 2 hour running time and actually does a pretty good job of not dwelling on sadness. Yes we know that Holly is unhappy about her loss, and yes she has issues adjusting to being alone and without the love of her life, but there isn't the depression and sadness that would drag a viewer down and leave you feeling like you just wanted the movie to end.

Along the way Holly gets instructions to journey to Ireland. We find out there, as if we didn't know from Gerry's accent in the scenes where he appears, that the couple had met in Ireland back when Holly was a student touring the world a bit as she was trying to determine what she wanted to be in life. Apparently they fell in love at first sight, and were destined to be together always, or at least until death parted them.

Kathy Bates turns in a decent performance as Holly's mother, and other cast members perform well as Holly's sisters and friends. The story is good, not great, but good, and the original writing shines through fairly well. Adapted from a novel and somewhat Americanized (set in New York, rather than in Ireland), we do benefit from several beautiful scenes of the Irish countryside.

Some sexual dialogue and sparing use of language that would cause the film to earn a more adult rating, but no nudity, and little objectionable content for those concerned about such things.

Worth a rental at least. Some may love the film and feel compelled to buy their own copy. If you go with a disc-based copy, take a few minutes to check out the extras including a few deleted/extended scenes. Unfortunately the deleted scenes are without introduction so viewers are left wondering where exactly they fit in the sequence of the film, but most are fairly obvious. An introduction for each would have been nice, and one scene in particular (at the travel agency) really should have been included in some way. Perhaps running next to the credits. Most of the rest (outside of a reunion scene with Gina Gershon's character) are not really noticable, though that scene (with Gershon's character) probably should have made the final cut.