Dylan Kidd's "p.s." is a meticulously rendered romantic drama, very well acted and featuring solid production values and location work that makes New York feel like one of the movie's characters. Laura Linney plays a woman whose problems in life irritate rather than intrigue you, and the story pivots around an implausible, even surreal coincidence that undoubtedly worked better in the source material, Helen Schulman's novel, than in the film. Kidd's smash feature debut, "Roger Dodger," was a provocative and highly entertaining film, and it won enough fans for the young filmmaker that his second film will certainly draw adult moviegoers.

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