As it’s just been valentines day i thought i’d write a review on p.s i love you, its the perfect film for you lads to take your girlfriends to see! This romantic chick flick is directed by Richard LaGravenese and is based on the novel by Cecelia Ahern. The film stars the beautiful Hilary Swank (for the lads) who plays Holly and Gerard Butler who plays her husband gerry. Its a modern day film, partly set in New York city and partly set in Ireland.

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Plot

At the beginning of the film the couple (Holly and Gerry) are having a typical arguement, which viewers can most likely relate to, which adds a sense of humour to the start of the film. The couple kiss an make up and then the film skips to a memorial service of Gerrys life, where we discover that Gerry has died. Gerry died from a brain tumor and Holly is absolutely heart broken and doesn’t know what to do with her life. The story then unfolds where Holly recieves 10 messages from her late husband to help her move on with her life (dont worry this is not creepy, he prepared them before he died!)

One of the letters tell Holly to go on holiday to Ireland where they first met.
Eventually Holly goes to meet Gerrys parents and she unfolds the story of her life with Gerry. Holly then bumps into one of Gerrys friend who is a singer in a local pub.

Can Holly move on in her life? Find out when you watch the movie.

Directors Job

The directing of the film is very good for the genre. Throughout the film Holly has flash backs of her times with Gerry which makes it really upsetting for the audience. There are also times where Holly imagines Gerry being around which makes the film a typical tear jerker. I’ve never seen my girlfriend cry so much in any other film, but at the same time laughed and really enjoyed the movie. The director did a splendid job.

Acting

I thought the acting in this film was good by Hilary Swank but terrible by Gerard Butler. Why was Gerard bad acting? Because he tried to put on an Irish accent and failed miserably. Other than that, acting is pretty solid.

Sound Effects and Music

The music in the film is excellent, it is very well chosen to suit the movie and is played at the exact moments that you feel like bursting into tears, which adds to the emotion in the film.

Overall

I give this film an overall rating of 8/10. The acting let parts of the film down by Gerard, but the story and direction made up for this. If you have a soft heart and cry easily, you WILL cry while watching this movie. I would reccommend this to anyone who wants to see a romantic chick flick. One of the better romantic films i’ve seen so far this year.