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Written by Nick Lyons   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008


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Grade

Content Grade: D+
Sound Grade: B+
Extras Grade: B-
Picture Grade: A-

Specs

Studio/Label: Warner Home Video
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Sound Options and Formats: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Length: 127 Minutes

Review

P.S. I hate this movie.


The story: After her husband tragically passes away, Hollie receives a series of letters from her dearly departed husband who wrote them prior to his death. In these letters, he sends Hollie out on a series of adventures that will help her remember the good times, have fun, and hopefully make her move on with her life.

If you love weepy sapfests, "P.S. I Love You" might be up your alley. If not, you may have a hard time swallowing this horribly miscast romantic dramedy. You'd think the pairing of Oscar winner Hilary Swank and "300" star Gerard Butler would be promising, but alas there is no chemistry between them. In virtually every scene they have together, they are either whining about life, arguing, or overacting. Swank is simply not leading lady material for this genre. She needs to stick to challenging adult roles like in "Million Dollar Baby." Similarly, Butler should stick to his action vehicles. He may have the ladies swooning, but he's not cut out for this genre.

The worst acting, however, is by Harry Connick Jr. He has been likeable in films in the past, but his character here will make you cringe. The way he delivers forced quirky awkward dialogue had me wanting to hit the mute button.

About the only positive aspect of the film was an appearance by Spike himself, James Marsters. Sadly, however, he is given a nohing role. Still, it's good to see him getting roles post Buffy and Angel.

Picture and Sound

The widescreen picture quality looked crystal clear, which is not a surprise as Warner Brothers rarely falters with new release transfers. The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track was also quite sharp.

Extras

* Trailers for "Fool's Gold," "Mama's Boy," "The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2."
* A 7 1/2 minute conversation with author Cecelia Ahern.
* A 5 minute extra called "The Name Of The Game Is Snaps." I have no idea what this is all about by the way.
* 12 1/2 minutes of additional scenes with secondary characters.
* Finally, the extra no one wanted- A music video for James Blunt's song "Same Mistake." Shudder.

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