Rating:  -
I enjoyed this film a lot - it made me cry and laugh and gave me a few things to think about. I found it to be quite fast paced and the characters were all intriguing (well, except one, but more about that later).
Laura Linney is wonderful playing Louise, a divorced college admissions officer in her late 30s, who meets a younger man (F.Scott, in his early 20s) who has the same name and characteristics as a young lover of hers who died in a car accident many years before. The film explores the relationship between Louise and F.Scott. The relationship between the two was interesting and entertaining, but I couldn't help wishing they'd got to know each other a bit better. Instead, they have sex about an hour after meeting, so it's difficult to see if they really are compatible or there is something special between them.
I especially enjoyed the relationship between Louise and her ex-husband Peter, played by Gabriel Byrne. I recently saw Linney and Byrne playing a wife / husband couple in the film Jindabyne, and they work really well together and seem very natural. Peter is a reformed sex addict who has been getting help from Louise's brother Sammy, himself a reformed addict (a small role brilliantly [played by Paul Rudd). The relationships between Louise and Peter / Sammy and Louise's mother were very well done, and I liked the way they showed the bigger picture about Louise's life and how she relates to different people.
The one thing about the film I'm not really sold on is the character of Missy, Louise's best friend. She is very much a stereotypical character - think Gabrielle from Desperate Housewives. She is the typical sex-pot with really over-the-top voice, sexual innuendos and short skirts. Her character simply wasn't written with any depth. She was just about redeemed, however, but her penultimate scene with Louise when they both talk about the feelings they had for Scott 20 years ago.
Overall, I really enjoyed this film and thought it was a good character study. It's a romance and family drama rolled into one. It goes off on a tangent a few times, and certain things aren't explained at the end, but if you like subtle, thought-provoking films then this is definitely worth watching. And of course it's a must-see for Laura Linney fans - she carries the whole film and makes Louise a sympathetic and interesting character.
Rating:  -
This film is sorely lacking in the following:
*Character development,
*Chemistry between the two key characters,
*Plotlines that actually work alongside one another
*Characters you will actually care about
This film DOES have:
*A storyline that is either boring or completely nonsensical
*An infamous sex scene that is actually remarkably unhot (thanks to the aforementioned lack of chemistry)
*Characters that will repeatedly frustrate, irritate and aggravate you.
*No wisdom to impart to a viewer
Terrible. Absolutely terrible. How they got such top quality actors in this I'll never know. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Rating:  -
I thought this movie was great. Unique plot, well directed, and very well acted especially by the two main characters. Topher Grace is really a good actor- in this and "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton"- and cute too. I'm suprised he isn't getting more major roles- although he is in the new Spiderman movie. Some shirtless scenes in P.S.
Rating: -
Una pelicula romantica que se basa en las tristezas y dudas existenciales de Laura Linney con su actuación. Mantiene la atención posterior a los primeros quince minutos, para después tomar un ritmo que atrae por lo extraordinario de los descubrimientos en la quehaceres humanos de los participantes en la pelicula. Una de las peliculas clásicas en temas románticos a mi gusto, por ende las cuatro estrellas.
Rating: -
If you liked "Truly Madly Deeply" you'll probably like "P.S."
It's not as deliciously scabrous as the director's first, "Roger Dodger," but Laura Linney is delicious and this is a nice meditation on love, lost and gained.
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