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I finally went to see P.S. I Love You this morning with my mom. I have mixed thoughts on it. I’m not sure if it was a good idea to read the book prior to seeing it or not. Nothing is ever as good as the book. I held the movie up to such high standards and inevitably I was disappointed.
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Don’t get me wrong, the scenes with a shirtless Gerard were worth it for me. But the story differed too much from the book. I didn’t like that it took place in New York instead of Ireland. The beginning of the movie starts with Holly and Gerry arguing, then roll the opening credits and upon returning to the movie, we’re at his funeral. The viewer misses so much in the Hollywood version. Why does Hollywood mess with a good thing?
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Another part of the movie I did not like was casting choices. Lisa Kudrow as Denise was okay, not my first choice though. As my mom said, “She has too much Phoebe in her.” It’s hard to see her as any other character. A more important casting choice was that of Holly. I don’t think Hillary Swank is the right actress for romantic comedies. She’s an amazing actress when it comes to strong leading ladies in a drama, but she’s just not girly enough for me. I would have rather seen Reese Witherspoon or Rachel McAdams in the roll. I suppose next to Gerard they would have looked too young though.
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Overall I am glad I saw the movie. I preferred the book, hands down. I’ll probably read it again. I did cry a lot during the movie though. I don’t know if a certain scene just touched me a certain way or what. I know with the book, I became very attached to some of the characters and it was actually a very emotional read.
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I also saw some great previews!
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The Other Boleyn Girl looks fantastic…if you’re into historical movies I suppose. It’s based on the novel by Philippa Gregory and it stars Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana as King Henry VIII. I’ve already added the book to my Amazon Wish List. If I’ve learned one thing it’s to read the book before the movie!
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Another movie I’m looking forward to is Stop-Loss staring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It’s about a soldier on leave after fighting in Iraq who was ordered back to Iraq. He refuses, of course. The previews were almost hard to watch. I had to fight back tears because unfortunately, this too much like reality for most people. Definitely something I’d like to see though.