![]() And why give us two how-they-met scenes when both are largely irrelevant? There’s a decent and very moving film to be had from this subject matter, but it’s a small indie, not this mixed-up attempt at a rom-com. If you’re moving the action from the book’s Dublin to the film’s New York anyway, why not accommodate your leading man and make the whole thing Scottish? The scenery’s just as nice. Ultimately, the whole thing is just incomprehensible. Our once cash-strapped heroine, seemingly unfettered by funeral expenses or medical bills, gets back into her designer togs and heads on a journey of self-discovery to Ireland, wherein your average Joe - well, Billy (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) - plays guitar in a pub, works onĪ farm and part-times for the coast guard (well, at least he doesn’t play the fiddle). Supported by mum Kathy Bates and with the steady flirting of new bloke Harry Connick Jr., Holly finds herself again (it’s that sort of film) through the medium of letters from her late loved one and, er, karaoke.īut every time the film starts to engage with the trauma of losing a husband, LaGravenese cuts to a nauseatingly uplifting song, or a montage of his gorgeous heroine looking soulful. ![]() There are moments of genuine pathos, as the double Oscar-winning Swank dons her widow’s weeds - or at least disreputable PJs - and slowly learns to stop wallowing. I Love You (2007) (10,038) 2 h X-Ray PG-13. Her family and friends - chief among them Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon as her best mates - busily comfort her, but find time to introduce humour into a film sorely in need of it. Perversely, things look up at Gerry’s funeral. PS.I.Love.you Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1rg29r9d Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3. It’s one of the worst scenes of the year. Strangely unremarked goes Gerry’s most grievous fault, an Irish accent straight from Sean Connery’s Darby O’Gill school. ![]() Many grievances are aired - they married young, they’re poor, she has a father complex and he’s irresponsible. He’s Gerry (Gerard Butler) charming and flirtatious even when he loses his temper. She’s Holly (Hilary Swank) irritable, passive-aggressive and buttoned-up even when she strips off to get into bed. ![]()
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