This is NOT a sappy movie

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2008)

I, too, was pleasantly surprised. I went to the movie because Gerard Butler (the preview showed him taking off his shirt - a real temptation to go see it, in itself) was in it (I'm female!) and a bonus was the actor who played his buddy from Ireland (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, I think.) The NYC location shooting was authentic; a plus and the Ireland scenes made me want to visit Ireland. The title of the movie may make one think it was sappy. It is NOT a silly, sappy movie. It kind of reminded me of "About Schmidt". It was sweet, funny, sad, poignant. Swank and all the actors were great. Great all-around chick flick but also deep enough for any moviegoer to enjoy, ponder and remember.