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Love Hurts (2009)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Average Rating:4.2/10

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The new romantic comedy Love Hurts stars an electric cast, including Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Pacar, Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo and Camryn Manheim. Opening November 13 in Los... The new romantic comedy Love Hurts stars an electric cast, including Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Pacar, Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo and Camryn Manheim. Opening November 13 in Los Angeles from Lantern Lane Entertainment, the film recently won Best Comedy and Best Director awards at the 25th Annual Boston Film Festival and Best Feature at the La Femme Film Festival.

In this painfully funny and deeply moving film, Ben Bingham (Grant) has slipped into a fossilized middle-age, unlike his vibrant wife Amanda (Moss). When she finally leaves him, Ben refuses to get out of his pajamas until his popular 17 year-old son Justin (Pacar) takes over. He reinvents Ben’s “look” and pushes him out into the social scene. Before Ben knows what is happening, he is the most popular single man in town… pursued by his nurse (Elfman), his trainer (Garofalo) and karaoke-singing twins. Things change when Justin falls in love for the first time and Ben is forced to refocus, recapture his humanity, his heart, and most importantly his wife… who is now with another man. --© Lantern Lane
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Starring: Jenna Elfman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Janeane Garofalo, Jeffrey Nordling

Starring: Jenna Elfman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Janeane Garofalo, Jeffrey Nordling, Richard E. Grant, Camryn Manheim

Director: Barra Grant

Director: Barra Grant
Screenwriter: Barra Grant
Studio: Lantern Lane Entertainment

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Moss brings warmth and dignity to a part that could've easily slid into stereotype, while Camryn Manheim owns her few scenes as Amanda's best friend.

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11/13/09
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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This is not muddy storytelling, just bipolar and unconvincing, as Grant force-feeds us comedy to soften us up for the emotional kill.

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11/13/09
Mark Keizer
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine

It's bloodless material, sluggishly captured by Barra, who's trapped in directorial survival mode, terrified to color outside of the lines.

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11/12/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

The direction rarely rises above acceptable, but anytime the camera’s pointed at Grant, it doesn’t matter.

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11/12/09
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly

There's a perfectly likable, sitcomish romantic comedy buried somewhere deep inside Barra Grant's indie Love Hurts, but it would have taken some very significant rewrites to unearth it.

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11/12/09
Andrew Barker
Andrew Barker
Variety
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A flat-footed sitcom with unconvincing situations and comedy.

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11/12/09
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
 
 
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