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Dear Creators of P.S. I Love You,

Really?! No, seriously… whose idea was it to push this movie to production? It’s not that I hate these romantic dramedies that people try to push during the holidays. It’s not that at all. And it’s not the fact that you got the guy who directed The Bridges of Madison County to write and direct it. I mean, he hasn’t really made anything since his fresh, original film Dangerous Minds Freedom Writers. It’s not even the fact that you got Lisa Kudrow (where has she been since Friends?), to play the oh-so-original semi-ridiculous best friend on the prowl for a man to love her because her biological clock is ticking (was Joan Cusack not available?). No, it’s not really that. And it’s not even the fact that they had Hilary Swank play the lead female role. Despite the fact that she would be more convincing as Santa Claus (note to self: that has Oscar written all over it. It’s a biopic and Hilary Swank would play a man) rather than a heartbroken, hot, and loving woman. I don’t really have a problem with the fact that she’s in it. Even if she can’t play attractive. And it’s definitely not the fact that Gerard Butler is totally castrated in this film. How does he go from “Tonight we dine in hell!” to “P.S. I love you…” ??? (300 was the one hope I had that even if Hilary Clinton won the Presidency in 2008, her penis would not take away from manliness around the world.) And it certainly isn’t the fact that this movie has no original thought in it, and definitely has been made before, and much better, too. No, it’s not any of those things. I just don’t understand…

Sincerely,
Incredulous and Stupefied

P.S. It really is all those things.