At Last! I'm Not the One Being Laughed At!

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I had a friend recommend P.S. I Love You with Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. It was one of those films that I probably wouldn't have watched had she not recommended it. The cover didn't catch my eye and the previews didn't exactly fill me with a burning desire to see it. However, once I had it in the player, I found it was a lot of fun. It had me chuckling from the first scene and, while there were moments that touched me, I was not blubbering over it like I usually do - old softy that I am. For once it was my daughter bawling through it while I sat dry-eyed. It was kind of fun, actually, even though my daughter felt cheated that I wasn't sharing her tears. Oh, believe me, there have been many times the shoe was on the other foot and I sat here going through tissue box after tissue box while my daughter sat and laughed at me. I really enjoyed the role reversal. The story is about a young widow who starts receiving letters from her dead husband that he wrote to help her through her grief. The acting is good, the plot well-developed and the balance between humor and drama excellently measured out. I must admit that I could have lived without the shots of a bare hind-side view of a naked (and pretty hairy) man, which I can only imagine is what earned it the 13 rating. Other than that moment in the film, however, this is one I would recommend as a bittersweet story of life, love and healing.