2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

mdesignco I just had to write this 11 years after its release: So, maybe... being a woman, in the midst of all the "attempts" at romantic movies because, let's face it, there just aren't enough of them, you really have to acknowledge the films that you are most assuredly going to have in your DVD collection. This is one of them. I never tire of it. Why oh why doesn't the movie industry understand that there is a whole world of single women out there, of all ages, maneuvering through this crazy world of relationships? And that makes for a genre that will ALWAYS be supported. Make them good, make them relatable, and figure out how to present a truly romantic moment, or moments. Where, you can put the film in, go about your business, but you stop everything, when you say to yourself, "this is my favorite part!" - and you watch it...all the way through, every time. This movie has that, trust me. The best Romantic Movie Paradigm includes two opposites (don't get me started on THE BEST romantic movie of all time: The Way We Were), the seeming "impossibility" of the union, the presentation of obstacles that prove the impossibility, only to finally have love win out in the end. That's it. Why PSILY does it so well is the great acting - Kathy friggin Bates, come on! Swank is lovely, neurotic, and wonderful. Gerard Butler is so delicious you wonder why he didn't do more of this genre (hint to GB: do another one, watch Our Souls At Night, for instance). THE GIRLFRIENDS, Gershon and Kudrow. I have these girlfriends, that's how believable they are. And the magnificently underrated Harry Connick Jr. (we need to see more of him in films, PLEASE). The believability of being loved and never truly appreciating it while you have it, understanding that you were worrying about all the wrong things- who hasn't felt that? And the fact that a dead character can be so alive throughout the film reminds you why she's going through all of this in the first place. Did they know when they made this film that it would be so deeply loved, so many years later? I for one, am glad they did.

Florina Lucia I cried from start to end. I hate how good it presented the point. You could say I hate how good it was. If it was was then I would not have invested my heart and soul in it. How good it was? The night after I saw the movie I had a dream that I WAS LIVING the movie and it was pretty goddamn painful I tell you... It's a love-hate situation but in the end it made me feel like I was Hilary Swank so I guess that means the movie did its job. If you have a SO then you will feel this movie to its core, if not... good for you because you can watch it without tissues.

stellasietoo I must say the movie is not as I expected. I'm not saying that it's bad, it's just very different from the novel. There are so many things the screenwriter changed and it kinda makes me sad. When you read the novel, you can feel the ups and downs of Holly's emotional. It tells you more about the pain and the grief she went through after Gerry's gone, and how she handled her own feelings as an ordinary woman who just lost her long-loved husband. I actually want to see more of how her family and friends helped her through the journey in the movie, because I think they also have major roles in making Holly realized how she had so many people that were more than willing to support her through anything and that they also had a special connection with Gerry I'm also disappointed because the story didn't stick truly to the novel because it has a better plot. Regardless, it's a movie that's worth your time and will make you learn about all the valuable things in life and how you should find the true meaning of happiness with your loved ones.

indiedavid One of my pet peeves is when somebody writes a film review and says "It's not at all like the book". Well, guess what?? That's because it's NOT the book!!!!! It's an adaptation that must condense a story premise, introduce and develop characters, create story arcs and climaxes in 90 minutes based on a book that takes many hours or days to read. If you like the book so much, maybe you would be better off NOT seeing the film. Now, for my review of this film. It's quite formulaic and predictable, has a tremendous amount of dialogue that has been stolen from classic novels and films, contains many pretentious and contrived scenes, and the casting of Hillary Swank was a huge mistake. On a rainy evening, this is a decent film to watch with your wife or special friend when it comes on HBO but strictly from a film perspective, it's not very memorable.