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Avg. Critic Score: 39 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    The New York Times | Manohla 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 Reporter | Kirk 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
    Washington Post | Desson 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
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Harry Connick Jr. acquits himself best of the lot. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia 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

  • 40
    Variety |

    "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

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Blithely inept. Read full review

  • 33
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa 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
    Los Angeles Times | Carina 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
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    P.S.: It stinks. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Tragic romance is too intense for younger kids.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that, contrary to what the ad campaign might have you believe, this is a somewhat sad movie that deals with loss and grief -- not a straightforward romantic comedy. Its messages -- tell the people you care about that you love them before it's too late, and live life to the fullest -- are admirable, and its characters are goodhearted. But there's a fair amount of strong language (no "f--k," though there's plenty of "s--t" and "goddamn"), some frank talk about sex, and partial nudity. The movie also seems obsessed with getting the main character, Holly, hooked up with another man, as if that's the only fix for the widowed heart.
  • Families can talk about how this movie compares to other romantic comedies. How does the sad premise affect the overall tone? Can approaching grief with humor help make it easier to bear? Why or why not? Also, why do you think so many people expect Holly to fall in love with someone else? Do Hollywood movies perpetuate the idea that, to move on after a loss, you have to fall in love again? Is that realistic? Does the film's ending, especially the part about romance, surprise you? Why?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: A woman sizes up men by their physical attributes (and talks loudly about it); friends fight and ignore each other or yell at each other on voicemail; a couple threatens to walk out on each other; a man's Tourette Syndrome is sometimes played for laughs. That said, in the end, the movie is about how friends and family members (dead or alive) support and love each other.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: A couple fights loudly, slamming doors. Grief scenes are emotionally painful.
  • sex false3 Sex: Couples kiss, sometimes while barely clothed in bed (though nothing but shoulders is glimpsed under the covers); men and women prance around in their underwear; one shot of a naked man's behind; close ups on abs; a woman discusses men's body parts candidly (and a man takes her to task for it); a woman propositions men in social situations.
  • language false3 Language: Language includes "s--t," "a--hole," "son of a bitch," "goddamn," and the like.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Some mention of specific products/brands, including eBay and Marc Jacobs (specifically, his shoes). Holly has a killer designer wardrobe that, in real life, she probably wouldn't be able to afford.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some drinking in bars and at musical events, as well as at a funeral. A few times, Holly and her friends end up plastered.
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