Aspie in P.S. I Love You

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Just watched PS I Love You. It has an man with Aspergers in it, played by Harry Connick Jr. I thought it would just be a corny romance type movie, but it actually had some interesting characters in it and some wonderful Irish scenary and music.

Anyway, I found an interview where Harry Connick Jr. talks about playing his character http://movies.about.com/od/psiloveyou/a/...121407.htm

That link doesn't work... try this one - http://movies.about.com/od/psiloveyou/a ... 121407.htm

Yeah, I saw that movie too; one of my friends took me. I didn't like the joke about "turning rudeness into a syndrome", because it will almost certainly make people think of us as just rude, but I suppose that it was a realistic portrayal of how an explanation of AS might happen if you explained it to someone with no knowledge of it.
I really liked how the Aspie guy was portrayed as a fully-formed human being with difficulties in particular areas, rather than as a cardboard cut-out high-functioning-autistic stereotype, a robot with no emotions who can't talk except to spout monologues on his interests. A couple of moments that particularly touched me were the restaurant scene, particularly where he says "I never meant to develop feelings for you... it just happened," and "I want to be someone's Jerry" and the scene where he rips up the tickets.

That article seems pretty good too.

When I saw that movie I thought he had some Aspie in him, but I didn't know he was supposed to be an Aspie.

I commented that movie title sounded like a bad Phil Collins song IF there is such a thing

Now, I totally can't stand chic flics, but was the character actually aspergers?

If so, I might want to go see it. Though I may despise the story a grand deal, I'd like to see how hollywood portrays his character.

All I know about this movie is the ending credit music is awesome (james blunt) It's playing at the theater I work at..

I agree with you completely about the rudeness thing. I winced when he said yes there is now a disorder for rudeness. I thought perhaps he was a little stereotypical AS, but still believable. I also liked the not so predictable ending... It wasn't typical love story style... and the main character girl was actually creative, which is always a bonus for me.

I <3 you. Yeah you.

Actually, I don't really like the typical predictable chick flicks. It has to have something more, but probably the tester will be when I convince my husband to go and see it. I liked it, also because of the Irish countryside and the characters not being the typical hollywood beautiful types. I thought the Aspie guy was a little stereotypical Aspie. They didn't actually state he had Aspergers in the movie, but he said he had a disorder that meant he had trouble picking up social cues, so it was a given. I thought it was worth mentioning since this is the closest to a movie mentioning Aspergers and he was actually a nice guy.

If you're looking for Aspergers movies - I would really suggest 'Eagle Versus Shark', it's a New Zealand movie and they don't actually say that the main two characters have AS, but I think they fit the profile pretty well with their specific interests, lack of social skills and oddities... It has some really good countryside scenes too and is quite an odd little romance. My husband loved that film, so that's a tester that it's not a 'chick flick'.

Thanks, I'll look into it.

I liked the ending too.

Harry Connick Jr. was one of the first tapes I bought. I think I got that and Ozzy Osbourne.

This was the album:


Anyway don't know much about his acting wouldn't recognize him.

I figured he had it just from the lines he gives ("sorry, I have a syndrome" has become a running catchphrase for me since seeing it), but that interview is really cool.

Also just wanted to note for those who haven't seen it, they never actually give it "the name" in the film. It's just assumed, and aside from the "...now [rudeness] is a disease I can take medication for." line (and a few others), I thought they handled it fairly well.

It's based on a book, right? I wonder if it addresses the issue in the same way.

Not a romatic film fan, so I never even thought to watch it. Is it available for instant watch on Netflix?