Laura Linney is good as usual, here playing a Columbia University Admissions Administrator, she is in charge of the fine arts department and comes across a students application which intrigues here. F. Scott Finestadt portrayed by Topher Grace (That 70's show). She calls him in for a personal interview at the last minute.She is also on the rebound from older ex-husband Gabriel Byrne, who is good here as "sex-addicted" professor (an over used theme, but he underplays the role, so it works).Lois Smith is very good as Linney's over-critical mother, she still prefers and pampers son and recovering addict (Paul Rudd), okay in this role.Linney becomes involved with F. Scott. There are some fun love-making scenes and spontaneity. There is a past attachment she has to an ex-boyfriend who died tragically (Hence the title, "P.S.").The premise isn't really fleshed out, so the story seems a bit dis-jointed. Also Marcia Gay harden as older women seeking an affair comes off as brazen, but this is probably to contrast her to Louise/Linney. Overall good with some unexpected humor. 8/10.

OK, my husband and I sighed and turned this movie off maybe halfway through, so I may not be really qualified to review it. Still, that action may speak for itself. I would just like to know: What is it that makes Hollywood think we all want to watch movies about older women making it -- er, having relationships -- with younger men? I guess since American Beauty won its Oscar for a middle-aged man trying to pork his daughter's best friend, movie makers think they can make a go of it with the genders turned around, despite the warnings of Oedipus (or maybe BECAUSE of the warnings of Oedipus, I don't know.) But it failed in That Evening Star. It failed in In Love And War, despite the extreme circumstances and only 6 years age difference. I couldn't buy it between Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg in Prime. And now Laura Linney and Topher Grace can't make it work either. It's just, well, how do I put this? . . . Off-putting. Disturbing. Repulsive. Gross. All this despite the so-called "redemption" and the swell of happy music just before credits roll. Such relationships don't have a chance -- not in real life, and not in the movies. I don't care HOW "hot" the woman looks. (And yes, I'm a middle-aged woman.) So come on, Hollywood. Give us a break, and reach somewhere else for your different kicks. This avenue should stay off-limits.

Great acting by all, especially the talented and pretty Laura Linney. But the plot is so far fetched, it is ridiculous. I cannot get on the bandwagon with the majority of the reviewers who wholly praise this movie on this site. I just think it is a silly, unrealistic film that is somewhat confusing and just makes no sense. Laura Linney's character seems to finally mature at 39 years old at the end thanks to her affair with a man who reminds her in many ways of her first long ago dead love. Topher Grace does a fine job and is mature beyond his years in this film trying to get Linney's character back to earth. I say again the acting is superior, but the story just did not sit well with me.

It is truly sad when a gem of a movie like P.S. receives such a low average vote...Granted it is not a perfect film, but it is overwhelmingly good for a movie that I wasn't even aware of! Laura Linney is one of the highest caliber actors of our time. So in the moment, with a range that to me is either innate or a great advertisement for Julliard, she commands our attention with her investment. I put this movie in the 8-10 range, if for nothing else, for being a ballsy, actor driven movie that takes its time and lets you breathe in its story rather than spoonfeed its viewers stimulus like the mainstream fare. I really think that filmmakers are voting here more than actors. Sadly, sometimes you filmmakers could care less about the quality of the acting, and all about the less important production value elements.