P.S. I Love You

I bought this DVD for my wife for Christmas on the basis that she'd read the book and that it was cheap.  Now, I don't mind romantic comedy and was surprised by how much I liked this film.

For a synopsis of the story go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.S._I_Love_You_(film).  Saves me repeating myself.

Not a huge amount of depth but charming in its on way, it touches on some themes that on the face of it aren't particularly romantic or funny, such as death, loss and mourning.  But its the lightness that makes it engaging and warming, and if you dare admit it, it serves to nudge loose a couple of tears and laughs.  Nothing really to offend except maybe the picture book Irish stereotyping and arguably the stereotyping in general.  Thing is, though, its the kind of thing that happens in these kind of films, so to be really critical is a bit churlish.

Performances are ok and no one is really stretching themselves or doing anything beyond what is required of their parts and it chugs along nicely with only one or two sags in the middle.

If you see it on DVD pick it up (you can find it for the same cost as a typical nights rental) and you'll likely to enjoy it for what it is - a romantic comedy about loss and carrying on.

As ever, the book, apparantly , is much better!

Part One - Introductions

I'm a bit behind the times when it comes to films, books, games and generally adopting new technology - a constant theme for formed from generally being a bit slow on the up take and also because I can't afford stuff until it comes down in price!  The major downside is that everyone has seen it/read it/played it/bought it and no longer wants to hear about because they're all talked out about it or are embarrassed because they paid full whack for something that was crap!

The benefits being a) stuff is cheaper and b) you do a pretty good job of avoiding hype generally associated with new stuff.

So, the plan is to use this blog for me to vent my opinion about things that have past and been mostly forgotten because everybody else has moved on!  

My rules will be these:-

a)  There is no such thing as crap - there is either stuff you like or you don't

b)  There will be no ratings out of ten or whatever - just an opinion to share with as much objectivity as possible.

c)  That's it - if you drop by and like/dislike what I've said, feel free to drop me a line - it would be nice to hear from you.

Review sites like Metacritic are all very fine and I'm not knocking them but sometimes contributors can be "fanboyish" in behaviour and can lose site of what it is they are commenting on.  

So, I'll try not to be a fanboy and try to be fair.