A grieving young widow (Hillary Swank) discovers that her late husband (Gerard Butler, "Phantom of the Opera") has left her a list of 10 tasks to complete, revealed in posthumously delivered messages, intended to ease her pain and start a new life.
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This is a wonderful romantic comedy for all ages. Its very heart warming and has a great lesson that everyone should learn. On the other hand its also incredibly sad and moving. There won't be a dry eye in the house after this one.
When I went to see this i cried, it was such a great movie! Rivals the notebook, in greatness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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his movie received so many bad reviews when it was at the theatre, we actually didn't go. We were even reluctant to rent it. Now, I'm sorry we avoided it because it's a really charming movie about love. Holly and Gerry meet when she is 19 and he is 25. They have ten years together before he dies of a brain tumor. Then, just as Holly begins to sleep her life away in a deep depression, a birthday cake from her dead husband arrives at her doorstep and with it a tape recorder. The message he gives her is that he'll be sending her letters and she needs to do what is in each letter, no matter how much she hates it.
Although many of the letters are silly, it's clear that Gerry thought out each one and has a reason for it. There are some of the cutest, funniest bits of dialogue in this movie. These are some of my favorites: "I'm flirting in good faith." "Take a pill." "Did you find a new husband yet?" "Kissing is a man's business." And "You made me a man by loving me." There are more, but I can't stress enough how well the dialogue in this movie flows.
I'm not a fan of Hillary Swank and I found her acting lacking in some parts, but watching the gorgeous Gerard Butler (along with his gorgeous dimples) was worth putting up with Hillary and there was definitely chemistry between the two. Harry Connick Jr. looked like he needed a haircut and a shave and Kathy Bates acted like she needed a pill herself (or a laxative). Holly's friends were a bit grumpy and selfish at times, but still delightful, especially on the trip to Ireland that Gerry planned for them.
SPOILER AHEAD*****After Gerry's death, and at his wake, Daniel (Harry Connick Jr), who appears to work in Holly's mother's bar, hits on her. Throughout the movie, he always seems to be there when Holly needs a shoulder to cry on and you wonder if the two will end up together. They don't. And you're thankful when you see who is really around the corner. Pay attention during the scene where Gerry meets Holly for the second time and he's singing with a band. Who else is in the band? Toward the end of Gerry's letters, he sends her on a trip to Ireland with her two best girl friends. While there, he sends her to his favorite bar and she meets William who sings the very same song that Gerry sang for her the second time they met. She keeps bumping into William while in Ireland and they end up in bed together. Then you discover that he was Gerry's childhood best friend and played in his band. (Yes, bingo.) Although she goes back to the U.S. and you think it's over, William shows up at the very end and his father, whose name is Paddy, gets a crush on Holly's mom (Kathy Bates). It was a very cute ending to a very delightful movie.*****END OF SPOILER
Although many people gave this movie poor reviews because Holly doesn't meet the man of her dreams until the end of the movie, I think they're missing the delightful parts during the grieving process when you see how perfect Holly and Gerry were for each other. And you see the brave spirit of a man who loved his wife so very much that he's willing to send her on an excursion to meet someone she'll spend the rest of her life with. I think that's priceless.
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This movie had some atypical twists and turns and I loved that. I also would enjoy seeing the movie a second time. Because some scenes were flashbacks or out of sequence, you could enjoy some scenes early in the movie now knowing what will be coming up in the future...if that makes sense. (An example: Holly must clean out her deceased husband's closet...pack up his clothes. She keeps his leather jacket though. Later in the movie you flashback years before to the scene where Gerry and Holly first meet and discover that Gerry gives her his leather jacket when she's cold. Seeing the movie a second time, I would look at the scene of Holly packing clothes and holding on to his leather jacket differently now knowing the history behind it.)
If you want a romantic comedy formula movie, this isn't exactly it...this movie has layers and really makes you think while it entertains. I also did not think it dragged for even a moment.
One extra recommendation...buy or rent "Dear Frankie" with Gerard Butler. Another movie that is a true work of art!
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