
Kathy Bates as Patricia Reilly, Holly and Ciara's mother.Nellie McKay as Ciara Reilly, Holly's sister.Jeffrey Dean Morgan as William Gallagher, Holly's love interest and Gerry's childhood best friend.as Daniel Connelly, Patricia's employee and Holly's new friend James Marsters as John McCarthy, Sharon's husband and Gerry's best friend.Gina Gershon as Sharon McCarthy, one of Holly's best friends.Lisa Kudrow as Denise Hennessey, one of Holly's best friends.Gerard Butler as Gerry Kennedy, Holly's husband.By chance they meet William, and he expresses his wish to see her again. Later, Holly takes her mother on a trip to Ireland. Holly and Daniel share a kiss but then decide they are better staying as friends. They meet at Yankee Stadium and she asks him to read the letter in it, Gerry tells her not to turn away from new love. Holly returns home to a voicemail from Daniel.

While on a walk with her mother, Patricia hands Holly a final letter from Gerry, revealing she was the one whom he had asked to deliver all of the messages she said she didn't think it was appropriate but also couldn't say no to him. Knowing Holly doesn't return the same feelings, and after she calls him Gerry by mistake, Daniel leaves the restaurant. Holly also goes out to dinner with an old friend, Daniel, who reveals he has always had feelings for her. She enrolls in a design class, and, over time, her newfound confidence allows her to emerge from her solitude and genuinely embrace her friends' happiness. The next day, Holly visits Gerry's parents and while there, receives another letter, reminding her of how they met.Īrriving home, Holly continues to withdraw from her life, but is later inspired to start designing women's shoes after finding one of Gerry's suspender clips on one of her heels. Holly panics, but William calms her down by telling her stories about his and Gerry's friendship. They later have a conversation about Gerry and, when Holly mentions his parents who she wants to go and visit, William realizes she is the widow of his childhood friend. Unable to deny their feelings for each other, William and Holly have sex. They are eventually rescued by William, whom Sharon and Denise invite to stay the night because of the rain. Their news causes Holly to relapse emotionally and begin to withdraw into herself again.

As they wait for help, Sharon announces that she is pregnant and Denise reveals she is getting married. While out fishing on the lake, the women lose their boat's oars, leaving them stranded. He dedicates a song to her, (" Galway Girl") upon hearing it, she is overcome with emotion and walks out, realizing it was the song Gerry sang to her when they first met. While there, Holly meets William, a singer who strongly reminds her of Gerry. Having organized for Holly and her two best friends, Denise and Sharon, to travel to his homeland of Ireland, they arrive at a beautiful house in the Irish countryside and find a letter addressed to each of them one asks Denise to take Holly to his favorite pub. Holly's mom, Patricia, who never warmed to the idea of her marrying Gerry when she was nineteen, is not pleased, worried that it will keep Holly tied to the past.Īs each season passes, Gerry's messages fill Holly with encouragement to continue living. I Love You", which he had arranged to have delivered to her after his death. On Holly's 30th birthday, a cake is delivered along with a cassette that holds a recording from Gerry- the first of several meaningful messages all ending "P.S. One winter, Gerry dies of a brain tumor, causing Holly to withdraw from her family and friends out of grief. Holly and Gerry are a married couple living in Manhattan they fight occasionally but are deeply in love. In 2019 Swank expressed interest in adapting the follow-up book into a second film. However, it was a box office success, and grossed $156.8 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. It was critically panned, with criticism being directed at Swank's performance and the writing. The film was released in the United States on December 21, 2007, by Warner Bros. The film stars Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Harry Connick Jr. I Love You is a 2007 American romantic drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese from a screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern.
