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	P.S.
	Dylan Kidd Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Rudd, Lois Smith 2004		Time to dispel the misconception that vacant boy-toy Ashton Kutcher is the guy most likely to have a long, successful career after graduating from TV's spent nostalgia-com "That '70s Show." The impeccably acted though farfetched drama "P.S." portends a brighter future for Topher Grace, who portrays Everyteen striver Eric Forman on "That '70s Show" and gave a disturbingly amoral performance in the feature film "Traffic." In "P.S. " Grace is a twentysomething object of desire coveted by two older women. Universally lauded actresses Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden play the gals, the brooding Gabriel Byrne appears as the former husband of Linney's character, and Grace subtly holds his own in this fast company. But the film itself, writer/director Dylan Kidd's follow-up to his cruelly funny, keenly observant debut "Roger Dodger," is a disappointment. An adaptation of Helen Schulman's novel, "P.S." introduces bright, attractive divorcee Louise (Linney), unfulfilled by her job as admissions officer at an esteemed New York school of fine art. She lunches with her ex and appears to be resigned to old-maid status. The story begins to tread on mystical turf when Louise realizes that would-be MFA candidate F. Scott Feinstadt (Grace) is a dead ringer for her first love, a charmer also adored by her best friend (Harden). Coincidences mount, as does disbelief. With Paul Rudd as Louise's brother.


	Sunday, November 17, 2024





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