"Look out - he's behind you!!"
P.S. I Love You (12a)
Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Reviewed by Matt Adcock
Prepare yourself – this just might be the most horrific cinematic experience you have in 2008. Imagine a sick film where a grieving widow is maliciously stalked by a maniac who sends her sinister letters supposedly signed by her dead husband… Actually that’s not true, change the stalking maniac to the woman’s utterly obsessed husband who is actually tricking her into thinking that he’s dead – all the while laughing at her from beyond the grave… ingeniously messed up huh?
Oh it’s no use, there’s no way I can try and make P.S. I Love You sound any better than it is and that’s the very worst kind of soppy, schmaltzy supposedly romantic comedy, utterly bereft of either romance, or comedy.
Hilary ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Swank, might be a great actress but she’s neither cute nor funny enough to salvage this turgid festering cesspool of irritating boredom. And in this sorry and mildly unsettling tale of how her hunky Irish husband (Gerald ‘300’ Butler) dies young but finds the time to somehow write lots of letters, arrange holidays and other ‘surprises’ to lavish on her after he’s popped his clogs.
If that whole concept doesn’t weird you out then there’s still no reason I can give you to go and see this. Holly (Swank) is one of the most annoying main characters ever committed to film but even she is endearing when compared to her overgrown leprechaun of a husband who needs to tried for crimes against the Irish accent. Butler was outstanding as King Leonidas in 300 last year but here he stinks up the screen to the point that I was delighted when he was killed off prematurely. Alas he’s a hard man to keep down and he pops up again at regular intervals either as a ghost or in vapid flashbacks. Then there’s Lisa Kudrow (still playing Phoebe from Friends) and Harry Connick, Jr who provide some light relief only by not being quite as bad as the two leads,
The only moment of pleasure I had during the whole film was when I turned to see if my mate Tom and his girlfriend were enjoying it as little as I was and found that Tom was actually poking himself in the eye in order to try and stay awake!
P.S. Don’t rob yourself of two hours that you’ll never get back. – go and see something else!!
NEW DARKMATTERS RATING SYSTEM FOR 2008
(all ratings out of maximum 10):
Endorphin Stimulation: ööö
- you might enjoy taking the piss out of it
Tasty Action: ö
- none, unless you count Swank falling off a stage
Gratuitous Babeness: öö
- Swank in a bra really isn't very sexy
Mind Blight / Boredom: ööööööööö
- eye poking recommended
Comedic Value: öö
- very limited mirth
Arbitrary final rating: ö
- P.S. I really don't like you!!
Liable to make you: “Puke sentimental chunks of soppiness”
DM Poster Quote: “Death was too good for him, and her too actually…”
"Irish eyes might be smiling - but that's the only thing in this film!"
Darkmatters: H O M E
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