The movie version of Cecelia Ahern's book is coming out next week. And the stars Hilary Swank and Gerald Butler have been swanning around lately at premieres.

Now this isn't a review of the movie as I haven't seen it. In fact I don't think I will go to see it. I'd probably watch it on sky movies some night in front of the fire. It sounds like that kind of movie. It will probably make me shed a tear...anyway...

First up, the book. Now I am not a fan generally of chick lit but it certainly has its place on the bookshelf. With all the furore suround Bertie's daughter and her mega million book deal i was interested in giving it a read. I was pleasantly surprised, it was a good read. Not the usual predictable mush you get out of a book with a pink and blue cover with flowers! However I kind of didn't feel it was credible at the time because Cecelia was something like 21 at the time she wrote it and I couldn't really believe she could know that much about love and loss etc. But what do I know. (Her other books have been nauseatingly saccherin, but fair play to her, she's done well!)

Now for the movie. The most obvious comment to make is HILARY SWANK, I mean HILARY SWANK. WTF!! Who thought of putting million dollar baby in a weepy romance movie. I see they have softened her up with a fringy fluffy hair do, but I don't buy it. The girl is a great actress, but that was some weird casting.

Gerald Butler though... swoon super swoon. He could do cheeky chappy no problem!

Now why didn't they stick to the book and have it an Irish film rather than set in New York. I suppose at least it spares us having to listen to another american doing a hatchet job on the Irish accent (Kim Cattrell in Tigers Tail anyone?!).

Anyway I am looking forward to hearing the general consensus on this movie by people who have actually seen it!