I didn’t want to watch this initially but two friends highly recommended it, saying it’s really good. Though I didn’t really put much weight into their recommendations, I thought I’d see what their fuss was all about.

And yes, I could see it. The sweet saccharine romance, the tear jerking scenes and the clever ploys by the husband who didn’t want to say goodbye too soon after death.

Problem was, it was sometimes a little over the top, sometimes a little silly, but mostly, the overall movie left me close to boredom. Perhaps it’s just me because the sweet saccharine had no effect on me.

Two actors were really, really bad. Nellie McKay who looked plastic the entire time with zero depth to her acting; and Harry Connick Jr who has never been much of an actor, in my opinion, ever since his stint in Will & Grace. Here he portrayed someone who spoke his mind without filters but he came off as a little bit retarded (I highly doubt that’s what he’s trying to portray). Most of the time, I didn’t even think his character was needed at all because the way he was injected into the storyline seemed too random.

And the ending, although by then I really didn’t care how it ended, it was very unexpected but not necessary in a good way. Even when it avoided the expected cliche, it really didn’t help the movie in any way.

One good thing was seeing Lisa Kudrow again but she only had one really good line. I must say, she’s still a little stuck in Phoebe mode, isn’t she?

Rating: 4 / 10

(all images from imdb.com)