Watch it and if your hand isn't over your eyes by the end of it, you're a better person than us.Īnd yet, despite all the cringing, we'll still watch it whenever it's on TV. He is then joined by his father and as the eyes of the older two meet, Bates' character immediately drops her box of chocolates. She meets her new love interest Jeffrey Dean Morgan and introduces her mother to him. The surreal scene happens at the end of the film when Holly returns to Ireland with her mother. Ok, that's an exaggeration but only a slight one. It's quite possibly the most cringeworthy moment in film history. We kind of judge veteran actress Kathy Bates for taking part in this scene. When she tries to explain that she hasn't done it very often, even though she's been 'seeing this boy'.he cuts her off.Įxplaining that the boy she was seeing was a 'boyo', he declares that kissing is 'a man's business' before going in for the kill.ĥ. Holly kisses him quickly on the mouth to which Gerry replies with a big Oirish 'Ow'. Their first kiss is unbelievably cringy but it's meant to be. When Gerry says that kissing is 'a man's business' 'Kissing is a man's business' The moment that really takes the biscuit though is when Fairytale of New York starts blasting out and the priest officiating sings the offensive part - 'Ya scumbag, ya maggot, ya cheap, lousy, fa**ot' - with gusto!Ĥ. The filmmakers employ every Irish cliché in the book for Gerry's funeral, from the alcohol shots to the twee music, to the fact that it takes place in a pub! When the priest at the funeral sings the 'rude' part of Fairytale of New York Unfortunately, the relief is short-lived because that dismal accent comes out again to which Holly responds: 'I can't believe I'm in love with a leprechaun!'ģ. It starts to get seriously embarrassing then and when he fakes an injury so he can end it, he's not the only one who's relieved. We know this is meant to be funny and it is - for about ten seconds. The actor should have changed his name to Gerard Butcher for the film's press junkets, as an explanation for what he did to our lilting Irish brogue. Gerard Butler is the leading man in this film and being Irish is a huge part of his character's supposed 'charm'.īut the end product is so cringeworthy, it's actually distracting. It was so bad that he famously apologised to the Irish people for it, and with good reason. Watch out for that signal, when life as you know it ends.While we know that there are plenty of intentional humorous moments in the film, here are a few that are probably got more laughs than they were supposed to. So here it comes, the big one: Don’t be afraid to fall in love again. Thank you for the honor of being my wife. Gerard Butler Sent Hilary Swank to the Hospital During 'P.S. If you can promise me anything, promise me that whenever you’re sad, or unsure, or you lose complete faith, that you’ll try to see yourself through my eyes. And for that, I am eternally grateful, literally. It’s to tell you how much you move me, how you’ve changed me. It isn’t to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp, you can take care of yourself without any help from me. I have a feeling this is gonna be the last letter, because there is only one thing left to tell you. I don’t mean literally, I mean, you’re out buying icecream and you’ll be home soon. Gerry : Dear Holly, I dont have much time. Tell that to Gerard Butler, who is still feeling guilty over an incident with costar Hilary Swank on the set of their 2007 romcom, P.S. The text of the last letter Gerry wrote to Holly <3 You always hurt the ones you love, sang the Mills Brothers.
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