P.S. I Love YouP.S. This movie stinks!

The last “big” and creative romantic comedy out of Hollywood was Something’s Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, made in 2003. Come on Hollywood!

P.S. I Love You was a disappointment in numerous ways. Let me count them.

First, Holly Kennedy (Hilliary Swank) is unlikeable from the very first minutes of the film. In the opening scene she made a mountain out of a molehill, whined incessantly, and then had a tantrum and threw a shoe directly into her husband’s (Gerard Butler) face. One immediately loses empathy for this petulant and spoiled child. Also, any reasonable man wouldn’t put up with her. Gerry, her saint of a husband, *yawn* tolerated her up until his death from a brain tumor. *rip off from Love Story?* Hilliary seemed very confused about her character and consequently overacted. Come to think of it, everyone overacted. All of the characters display exaggerated behavior. It’s very annoying.

Second, Holly had more fashion changes than Sarah Jessica Parker had in several seasons of Sex and the City. Her many designer outfits were a distraction. Her husband barely made a living and she eeked out a few bucks when she decided to work. There’s no way she could afford her fancy duds. It’s no wonder the couple could not afford a fancier apartment. Geez!

Third, Holly’s gal pals were uh like boring and predictable. Must all female relationships now resemble the fictional relationships between Carrie, Sam, Charlotte, and Miranda? And just think, there’s going to be more of this on TV this season – Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle. Anyhoo…back to Holly’s friends – Denise (Lisa Kudrow) did provide a few humorous lines, but at the same time it’s kind of what we expect from her, and Sharon (Gina Gershon) demonstrated that she’s a far better actress in dramas like Rescue Me than in sappy love stories.

Fourth, the men in the film were just too goody-goody. There’s no man alive that’s as flawless as any in this set – Gerry, William (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), and Daniel (Harry Connick Jr.). Daniel did have his hair in his eyes 95% of the time. I guess that’s a flaw. The only redeeming thing about this group is they were pleasing on the eyes, especially Gerard Butler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. YUMmEEEE.

Fifth, there seemed to be a chunk of time unaccounted for in the film. One moment Holly is whining bitterly about the state of her existence and the next moment she’s at Gerry’s wake. I’m assuming the book covered this gap. If so, I’m sure the author fully developed Holly during this period, perhaps even making her likable. Time has to be collapsed on film, so the screenwriters had a serious decision to make, one that I question. I think the film may have made more sense if it had opened with the wake and then provided flashbacks to Holly’s earlier life with Gerry.

Sixth, I don’t think the film’s creators had any idea whether this story was a comedy or a drama, so it’s unsuccessful on both counts.

That sums it up. I recommend that if you want to see this movie you wait until it comes out on DVD, or better yet, wait until it runs on network TV. If you have money burning in your pocket and want to see a film at the theater, go see Sweeney Todd or Juno.

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