Rating: 3/5
Review:
Don’t come at me.
But.
The movie is better than the book 😬
PS I Love You was published in 2003, and the movie came out in 2007. And since I obviously didn’t read the book before watching the movie, I had a very hard time not comparing the two.
The plots are very very very different. The main story of Holly’s husband passing away and giving her letters over the following year to open is basically the only thing that the two have in common. Which I guess is a plus for both the movie and the book because it was like hearing a brand new story.
But the book lacks the depth and emotion of Holly’s grieving process. The movie hits this part of her story powerfully and beautifully. And maybe it’s Hillary Swank killing it in her role as Holly, but regardless, the book was one note and that was very disappointing. And plus it’s very easy to notice the difference while reading.
Anyways, grab the 🍿 and watch the movie instead.
Synopsis:
"Everyone needs a guardian angel. Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they can finish each other's sentences and even when they fight, they laugh. No one can imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens.
Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'. As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing--and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realizes--but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you." (Amazon.com)
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