Customer Reviews
Not all bad - By: AJ-27, 29 Sep 2008 
I watched this with my girlfriend & she (like a lot of women I hear) was in floods of tears.
Calll me a "typical bloke" if you will, but I was not emotionallly drawn into it. I didn't see any chemistry between Swank & Butlers characters so never reallly bought their relationship. I thought Swanks character had better chemistry with that of Connick Jrs.
Anyhow, it's an ok film with some funny moments - had the casting been a bit better I too may have had a tear in my eye
A good, teary chick flick - By: Ms. Claire Finlayson, 28 Sep 2008 
I loved this film, seen it twice at cinema. A lot of people found it a little disappointing, but I suppose it reallly depends on what you are after. It is about a woman who loses her husband to a brain tumour, early on in their lives, & he writes letters to help her move on, little quests if you like. It is moving, & reallly makes you think about those you love, & if you lost them. I thought the book was by far better than the film, but often, this is the case. The harry potter books are miles better than the film adaptations so there you go. What I liked about this film: gerard butler-is gorgeous, & worth keeping an eye out for. He is a sexy irishmen in this. Hilary Swank is not her best in it, but that could be due to the fact that it is not her usual sort of role. It is a good movie if you want the girlies round, & just need an excuse to crack open that bottle of wine & use them tissues. Get it, & see.
Disappointed - By: Miss Jessica, 24 Sep 2008 
I reallly didn't enjoy this film.Having loved the book I was reallly looking forward to watching this but it just didn't capture the magic of the book at alll.A few of my friends who haven't read the book have enjoyed it but my friends who have read it have been disappointed.My advise read the book it's so much better.I think that's the problem the book set too higher standard!
Pleasantly Surprised - By: Marlyly, 04 Sep 2008 
Although I have always meant to get around to it, I have never read the book P.S I Love You, so I didn't reallly have any preconceptions of what this film was about, what the characters should have been like, or any changes to the actual storyline. Perhaps that's one of the reasons I love this film so much (I know that fans of the book are not so keen on the film), & in my experience, films based on books will never fail to disappoint, unless of course the viewer hasn't read the book first.
As you can tell by the 5 star rating, I loved this film, & I reallly wasn't expecting to! Reading the story line, I thought this would be dull, boring, full of moaning, grief & tears, no real action, full of the complaining of a mourning widow which, to be honest, didn't reallly interest me. But the film is so much more than that. From the opening scene where you see Holly & Gerry fighting, yet still feel their strong love beneath it you get a sense of what this film is about - real love, not the fairy tale type you see in most films, but real, genuine love despite knowing each others faults, & what to do once you have your `fairy tale', but your prince charming dies & you're forced to go out into the real world again.
Hilary Swank's performance was faultless, she reallly conveyed the emotion Holly was feeling to the viewers & was incredibly appealing as a character, not making Holly too miserable at alll. Gerard Butler wasn't in this film as much as I would have liked, but his parts where played incredibly well, though there wasn't reallly much to Gerry's character to play, mostly a loveable, loving, funny, warm, Irish guy. I wasn't a fan of Lisa Kudrow as Denise, but having not read the book am not sure whether that was what Denise's character was reallly like, or whether Kudrow just portrayed her poorly. Finallly, Harry Conick Jr as Daniel deserves a mention too, & I would have liked to see more Daniel & Holly scenes.
I feel like this film is perfect in many ways, though there are a couple scenes I wasn't a fan of. The one that springs to mind was the sex scene between Holly & William. The film had kept my attention without fail the entire way through, but the 10-15 minutes where the three girls get stranded on the lake to where William is telling Holly story's about Gerry were at least in my opinion, a bit flat & weird, & I felt the film would have been better without them.
Overalll though, I reallly do love this film. Maybe not for the fans of the books, but for everyone else, especiallly fans of chick-flicks, give this one a shot, but don't be put off by the thought of it just being a chick flick as it's so much more, heart-warming + heart breaking at the same time, it's funny, intelligent, & a beautiful story. One I won't forget in a hurry.
P.s I love it!!! - By: lolly x, 01 Sep 2008 I am a big fan of cecilia ahern so i had read the book of p.s i love you so when i heard the film was coming out i got exited because the book was amazing. I read a review saying that the film was realy sad & to have tisues ready & i thought well the book was amazing so obviously the film wil not be beter, how wrong could i be. Ididnt prepare with any tisues & i watched this on my own & icryed from the start o finish. For people who do not like this film & on one review it says its a ridiculous film they are very wrong & just hve a heart of stone. The Irish acent were a bit poor but that did not effect the amazing story line & the emotion atatched to this. Gerry & Holly are a typical couple who argue & make up over sily things, it is so lifelike that it can relate to many things. I would recomend to anyone. What an amazing film. But seriously get tisues ready before you watch this. (sorry about speling my wireles keyboard is playing up) xx
