Likable Hilary Swank

Rating: 6/10 (2 November 2013)

Holly (Hilary Swank) is in a tumultuous relationship with her husband Gerry (Gerard Butler). Holly is devastated when Gerry dies from a brain tumor. Before he died, he sends her a message on her 30th birthday. He would send her a series of letters leading her to have adventures and re-engaging her to the world.
I'm not sure I can root for Swank-Butler relationship. The letters are creepy to say the least. And Butler is smirky even when he's dead and we can only hear him. Swank is ill suited for rom-coms struggling hard to be cute. Harry Connick Jr. is probably better as the dead husband. At least he wouldn't be as creepy as the voice from the afterlife. Lisa Kudrow does some funny bits as a single girl always out on the hunt. This is a gimmicky movie that gets by mostly due to the likable Hilary Swank. It's meant to be a tearjerker, but the main message is so cliché. No tears were shed for this movie.