P.S. I Love You
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
12
Negative:
9
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75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's an expensive star vehicle that also happens to be a teary, unabashedly sappy, romantic comedy with every element as purely calculated to appeal to a heterosexual woman's romantic fantasies as an episode of "All My Children." Read full review
75
Portland OregonianStephen Whitty
On a week when many people just want a good reason to put down their packages and smile for a couple of hours, P.S. I Love You arrives -- signed, sealed and delivered just on time. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The film is not a beautiful object or a memorable cultural one, and yet it charms, however awkwardly. Ms. Swank’s ardent sincerity and naked emotionalism dovetail nicely with Mr. LaGravenese’s melodramatic excesses. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The film, written (with Steven Rogers) and directed by Richard LaGravenese, is long and drags in places. But the chief problem is that "P.S." feels like a gimmick. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Aside from the inept "August Rush," there probably isn't a more clumsily manipulative motion picture out there this holiday season than P.S. I Love You. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
One of the most gifted dramatic actors working in movies today, Swank is stunningly ill suited for romantic comedy (or this one, anyway). Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Working from a novel by Cecelia Ahern, LaGravenese brings some intelligence and maturity to a genre that sorely needs it, but it isn't enough to prop up this long-winded and thoroughly bland romantic comedy. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
If P.S. I Love You proves anything, it's that Hilary Swank may be a great actress, but she can't do cute. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This misguided chick flick jumps through a lot of hoops just to state the obvious: "Life goes on, enjoy the time you have." Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
"B.S. I Love You" would be a more accurate title. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
This sappy thing is a two-hour cheat that never plays fair for a nanosecond. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Harry Connick Jr. acquits himself best of the lot. Read full review
40
VarietyJohn Anderson
"Ghost" with a brogue, "The Notebook" without the burden of old people, this post-life comedy will have the sentimentally challenged weeping openly, while clutching desperately to the pants-legs of boyfriends and husbands who are trying to flee up the aisle. Read full review
40
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Hilary Swank, who was not put in this world to simper, does little else as a young wife whose twinkly leprechaun of an Irish husband (Gerard Butler, who's Scottish, but never mind) has died. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Gerard Butler stars in a very good film where he helps a guarded woman get over a tragedy in her past. It’s called "Dear Frankie" - go rent that instead. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The movie - with some gamy sexual references, a one-night stand and a long look at a stud muffin's naked buns - targets an older female audience. They may see it as unbearably cute, filled with ridiculous coincidences and laced with performances that - like the obnoxious soundtrack music - overstate the mood. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Blithely inept. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's tough going relieved only by some lovely Irish scenery. - Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
FYI, there's zero chemistry between P.S. I Love You's two commodified headliners. P.S.: The plus in the harsh grade goes solely to the divine Lisa Kudrow, delivering desperately needed laughs as the twitchy widow's husband-hunting best friend. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Almost insufferably sufferable. It's a chick flick of the tallest order, with schmaltz galore and the sort of ongoing romantic hubris that practically screams, "This is codswallop, right?" Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
You could go see P.S. I Love You, or you could hit yourself on the head with a meat mallet -- it depends on the amount of time and money you want to devote to what amounts to roughly the same experience. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
A protracted piece of schmaltz, P.S. I Love You looks like a hand-me-down from Sandra Bullock and Drew Barrymore. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
P.S.: It stinks. Read full review
20
Film ThreatMatthew Sorrento
Lisa Kudrow, the designated comic relief, has never been so consistently unfunny, and Gina Gershon looks uncomfortable in every (pseudo-)inspirational moment. Read full review
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