From NetFlix:

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank), a young widow living in New
York, has just lost her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler)
to a brain tumor. Inconsolable, Holly finds that Gerry left
for her a series of letters to help cope with the grief. As
months pass, Holly discovers new messages from Gerry encouraging
her to go on living. And while Holly’s friends fear the letters
will mire her in the past, they, in fact, give her strength
for the future.

Even my date (she of the picky picky movie tastes) loved this movie as she sat silently weeping toward the end. Do not be put off by the argument that starts the film. It actually relates to the rest of the film. The ensemble of Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Kathy Bates, and Harry Connick Jr. works well. The plot is very tightly constructed (and calls for some suspension of disbelief). At certain points the film comes perilously close to a B movie (but who doesn’t enjoy a little sentimentality ?) The scenes of Ireland were so beautiful that I really must visit Ireland before I die. The sex scenes were so genuinely loving (and discrete) that I would probably recommend it for teenagers.