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Harvey S. Karten
"P.s." may not be groundbreaking, but as romantic comedy thepic is more authentic, more sincere, more believable thananything of that genre that has ever featured Hugh Grant orJulia Roberts. The key to its charm is a performance by theterminally likable ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Harvey S. Karten
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San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
MovieFreak.com (Rachel Sexton)
This film opens with a slow zoom in on an abstract painting. The meaning of the painting becomes clear as the film progresses but it is emblematic of the theme of creation prevalent in the story. Solid direction and excellent performances make the ...read the complete P.S. movie review at MovieFreak.com (Rachel Sexton)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Roger Dodger handled this slightly better than p.s., although p.s. provides an interesting observation about a person's penchant for drama. The wake-up call here amounts to the realization that we create our own dramas, or, perhaps more specifically, ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Dylan Kidd’s first film, Roger Dodger, conquered the rarified nation of two-character drama, anchored by Kidd’s punchy dialogue and Campbell Scott’s commanding lead performance. Kidd’s follow-up, P.S., suggests he’s not ...read the complete P.S. movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
Laura Linney delivers a rich, rare performance as a woman haunted by death and faced with all kinds of resurrection. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
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Box Office Mojo (C.A. Wolski)
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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The Boston Phoenix
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Start the Oscar buzz now for the dependably superb Laura Linney, who brings beauty and a tough core of intelligence and wit to the role of New Yorker Louise Harrington, an admissions officer at Columbia's graduate school of fine arts. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
The premise of "P.S." might seem hard to believe, if not a bit preposterous.
But the performances of actors Laura Linney and Topher Grace give even the most bitter cynics reasons to accept the reality of a most unusual second chance.
Linney ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
Capital Times (Madison, WI) (Rob Thomas)
It's a romantic comedy-drama that's every bit as unpredictable, offbeat and assured as Kidd's first film, although some third-act problems keep it from real greatness. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Capital Times (Madison, WI) (Rob Thomas)
Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Lots of aberrant, imaginative behavior, as only an actress with Linney's virtuosity can present it. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
The offbeat screenplay turns even the corny bits in unpredictable directions, and it's rare indeed to see such consistently superb ensemble acting. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Premiere Magazine (Peter Debruge)
Steve Rhodes
So what would you do in this situation? Yes, Louise does exactly what you think you might do. She doesn't question the cosmic laws of the universe that would send her dead lover back to her. Instead she takes him straight to her apartment for some ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Steve Rhodes
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The mystical aspect of P.S. is not overplayed; this does not become a supernatural thriller. By wisely keeping his modern-day fairy tale grounded in reality, Kidd allows us to accept these two as human beings. The result is an intriguing and ...read the complete P.S. movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
p.s. is a showcase for Linney, who juggles Louise's many self-contradictions ... in a bright and humor-filled performance. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
“P.S.” becomes that rarity in modern cinema: a movie which remains entertaining despite its amiable blandness. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Dylan Kidd, the writer-director who impressed with his previously acclaimed effort, Roger Dodger, is back again with another smart and interesting drama of a different sort with P.S., adapted from the best-selling novel by Helen Schulman. Perhaps what's m ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Reel.com
If there were any justice in Hollywood, Laura Linney would be an A-list superstar. Sophisticated yet approachable, she's a luminously intelligent and wryly funny charmer with an extraordinary range. In the bittersweet and perceptive character study ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Reel.com
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Laura Linney and Topher Grace in P.S.By conventional standards, Dylan Kidd's second feature could be considered a mess. The director of the provocative Roger Dodger gutted Helen Schulman's 2001 novel of the same title, stripping away much of the ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Toronto Star
As the second female movie character in a week to be confronted by the possible reincarnation of a dead lover, Laura Linney has a distinctly different reaction to the situation than Nicole Kidman. Where Kidman's Birth character took on an aura of ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Toronto Star
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"P.S." is the second movie in two weeks to use reincarnation as the excuse for transgressive sex. The earlier film was "Birth," in which a woman in her mid-30s becomes convinced that her ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Start the Oscar buzz now for the dependably superb Laura Linney, who brings beauty and a tough core of intelligence and wit to the role of New Yorker Louise Harrington, an admissions officer at Columbia's graduate school of fine arts. After divorcing ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It is the fate of most first-time directors to make second features. Often, in case of filmmakers whose debuts created a splash, the follow-up is a disappointment. From that reality comes the term "sophomore slump." Indie wunderkind Dylan Kidd narrowly av ...read the complete P.S. movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
P.S. marks Dylan Kidd's follow-up to the acclaimed Roger Dodger, and not surprisingly, the film can't easily be classified. On the surface, it's a romance between an older woman named Louise (played by Laura Linney) and F. Scott (Topher Grace), who is ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Reel.com DVD review (Ken Dubois)
CinemaZone.dk
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Film-Forward.com
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Dylan Kidd, the writer-director who impressed with his previously acclaimed effort, Roger Dodger, is back again with another smart and interesting drama of a different sort with P.S., adapted from the best-selling novel by Helen Schulman. Perhaps what's m ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
Desert Entertainer (Norman Mark)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
Louise (Laura Linney) is a lonely artist working as an admissions counselor at Columbia University in New York. Her only real friend is her ex-husband, and she hasn't dated anyone since the end of her marriage. But her life takes a turn when she gets an ...read the complete P.S. movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
If Kidd does enjoy presenting character studies as vehicles for lightweight self-improvement messages, at least he uses messages I can agree with. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
moviereview (Colin Fraser)
Slant Magazine - DVD Review
State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)
Cinema Source (Jeff Wilser)
AboutFilm.com (Erika Hernandez)
The greatest thing about p.s. is the onscreen match of Linney and Grace. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at AboutFilm.com (Erika Hernandez)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The Cinema Source (Jeff Wilser)
After his critically acclaimed debut, Roger Dodger —a dark comedy about a caustic womanizer—writer/director Dylan Kidd decided that he wanted to do something different. With P.S., his sophomore effort, Kidd's goal was to make a film completely different ...read the complete P.S. movie review at The Cinema Source (Jeff Wilser)
PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
P.S. reflects on Louise (Laura Linney in her second turn this year following the mesmerizing Kinsey ) an admissions officer at Columbia Art School. She finds herself at 39 recently divorced with a real void in her life. Scott (Topher Grace) enters as a ...read the complete P.S. movie review at PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
The Cinema Source (Jeff Wilser)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Laura Linney and Topher Grace are two very compelling actors, each with talent, charm and dignity to spare. They elevate the material a bit, but they can't escape the fact that the movie only has vague goals set for itself. An uncertain movie is an ...read the complete P.S. movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Exclaim! (Cam Lindsay)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
eFilmCritic Reviews
Reel.com (Tim Knight)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
SearchSA.com.au (Christina Bruce)
Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Movies into Film.com (N.P. Thompson)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Slant Magazine
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Film Freak Central review (Bill Chambers)
Entertainment Weekly
There are relatively few ways to strengthen the heart of a book on screen, but plenty of ways to weaken it. p.s., adapted from Helen Schulman's novel of the same name, introduces us to Louise (Laura Linney), a divorced, 39-year-old Columbia ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Entertainment Weekly
The Movie Chicks
Louise (Laura Linney) should be happy - she's smart, successful, and still has her looks, but she's lonely and miserable and does nothing to change her situation. Her only friends are her cheating ex-husband Peter (Gabriel Byrne) and the very ...read the complete P.S. movie review at The Movie Chicks
Boston Herald (David Brudnoy)
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Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Laura Linney and Topher Grace do a great job in this recent Toronto Film Fest entry, hitting every emotional note the story calls for. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Linney directs her scenes from within them, holding our attention and keeping the focus on her confusion, her pain and her hope. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
has the richness and simplicity of a short story with an indie film’s deft ability to spin such brevity into a satisfying 90 minutes ...read the complete P.S. movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
The result is a portrait of love that acknowledges its complexity. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
I wish I could say I can't wait to see Kidd's next movie, but I can't say that. I can wait. I can wait just fine. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Deliciously perverse and nutty throughout. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Boxoffice Magazine
Newsday (Gene Seymour)
The movie can't find its center, but Linney nails hers. She alone makes this worth a night out of your life. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
P.S. never gives satisfactory answers to the questions it raises. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Provides a sort of middlebrow mainstream rom-com conventions-satisfied satisfaction. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Goes disappointingly soft despite two dynamite lead performances. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
All movies require suspension of disbelief to a certain degree, but "p.s." really pushes the envelope. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
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Globe and Mail (Rebecca Caldwell)
The screenplay, adapted by both Kidd and Schulman, apparently leaves out much of the book's biting black humour. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Globe and Mail (Rebecca Caldwell)
Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
[Despite] an identity crisis...a surprisingly subtle and pleasantly off-kilter comedy-drama. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Boston Globe
As the heroine's wacky, wine-swilling best friend -- named Missy, no less -- Marcia Gay Harden is much the worst part of ''p.s.," but she has a monologue two-thirds of the way in that shines a shaft of light on what's very good about the film. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Boston Globe
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Dylan Kidd seems to be at the expense of another writer’s published weepie rather than the sharp repartee he brought to Roger Dodger ...read the complete P.S. movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Lost me about halfway through and never got me back. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
USA Today (Mike Clark)
Linney remains a full-blooded character so memorable that she's worth watching -- even in a less-than-memorable movie. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at USA Today (Mike Clark)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Dylan Kidd, who directed the film and also co-wrote the script, does a good job visually. And the performances are strong on all levels. There is clearly a lot of talent involved in this film. The problem is that it is difficult to feel anything for ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Can't seem to make up its mind whether it's a romantic comedy, a drama or a psychological thriller and settles for being an odd -- and unbelievable -- hybrid of all three. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
I haven't read the novel, so I can't say whether the author was more successful at making Louise's obsession plausible. It's certainly not believable in the movie. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Directed by Dylan Kidd, who showed some filmmaking promise a few years ago with Roger Dodger , P.S. is would-be romance etched in acid and loathing. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
For a good hour the film breezes along on the promise that there will be a moment when everything coalesces and its point becomes clear. But the moment never comes. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Boston Herald (Stephen Schaefer)
WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Laura Linney is one of the most talented and beautiful actresses in Hollywood, but she deserves a movie much better than this. ...read the complete P.S. movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
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