P.S.
Newmarket Films | Release Date: October 15, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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14
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Ultimately, p.s. confirms Kidd's talent without expanding it or achieving the comic/dramatic heights of "Roger Dodger." Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Even though the story ultimately doesn't match the intensity with which it began, the movie's extraordinary for its two main performances. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
P.S., adapted from Helen Schulman's novel, is Linney's show, and she makes it hilarious and haunting. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
An intriguing and satisfying romance that may hold some appeal even for those who normally do not like films about affairs of the heart. Read full review
75
PremierePeter Debruge
Director Dylan Kidd sneaks some pretty profound observations about love and life by us. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The offbeat screenplay turns even the corny bits in unpredictable directions, and it's rare indeed to see such consistently superb ensemble acting. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Fascinating because it require us to see the younger character through two sets of eyes -- our own, which witness an attractive woman drawn to a younger male, and the women's, which see a lost love in a new container. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Once you get beyond the absurdity of the premise, it works. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverMelissa Levine
There is still plenty to like about p.s. , including its smart humor and its surprising ability to absorb. Read full review
70
Washington PostTeresa Wiltz
Somehow, wondrous acting holds things together. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Wanders off on story tangents that can't be called anything other than bizarre, but nevertheless oddly engages. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
Linney remains a full-blooded character so memorable that she's worth watching - even in a less-than-memorable movie. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The film is based on the novel by Helen Schulman, who co-wrote the script with Kidd, and it suffers from the same hobbling that bedevils so many literary adaptations; namely, that what strikes a reader as a conceit of some delicacy will strike a moviegoer as clunking whimsy. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
While not dwelling on plot eventually gets P.S. in trouble during the slack finale, it gives Linney and Grace plenty of room to maneuver. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The question of whether this is a movie about reincarnation or fate or middle-aged delusion remains unaddressed far beyond our capacity to care. Many of the admirably long conversational scenes are pointless; some, like Harden and Linney's climactic bitch-fest in a hotel room, are flat-out absurd. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A meticulously rendered romantic drama, very well acted and featuring solid production values and location work that makes New York feel like one of the movie's characters. The only problem is the story is rather flat. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Laura Linney’s beautiful performance is most of the story in p.s. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The movie implodes, with each actor less vivid than he or she ought to be and each character less connected to the others than necessary for such an arbitrary plot. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
All movies require suspension of disbelief to a certain degree, but p.s. really pushes the envelope. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Goes disappointingly soft despite two dynamite lead performances. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Grace fares better than Linney, and both escape with more dignity than Harden, whose blowsy, wanton Missy is a coarse, soap-opera caricature of a suburban hoyden. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Its premise had me worn out by the second reel. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
This sappy stuff gets better direction by Kidd (who made the far superior Roger Dodger) than it deserves, and Linney gives a wonderfully wistful portrayal of urban loneliness. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rebecca Caldwell
P.S.'s ending, a cautiously happy conclusion, feels like an afterthought. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Contains more than its share of implausibilities and absurdities. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Maudlin. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderRichard M. Porton
Even the always radiant Linney can't save this misbegotten film. Read full review
20
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
What's disheartening is that an actress as fine as Ms. Linney has to endure the indignity of such excremental nonsense. Read full review
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