Digs enthusiastically into the rarely seriously discussed issue of the bond that can exist between man and machine.
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03/13/09
Love The Beast (2009)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:7
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Australian Theatrical Release:
Mar 12, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Reviews for Love The Beast
1 - 10 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt is diverting for a few minutes, but the enterprise really needs something more interesting than one man's relationship with his car.
03/13/09
Top CriticLove The Beast has the mellow glow of affectionate nostalgia for the kind of solid construction and steadfast mateship increasingly hard to come by in these prefab times.
03/13/09
Top CriticMore than anything, Love the Beast testifies to Bana's need to be liked. As an onscreen presence he exerts visible control over every scene, while as a director he largely avoids tackling painful material head on.
03/13/09
Top CriticA rev head's delight, Eric Bana's two year odyssey to document his 25 year relationship with a motor vehicle is a sometimes entertaining, sometimes (unavoidably) indulgent work that is good hearted, sincere and partially illuminating
03/05/09
Top CriticThrough narration, interviews, and cinematographic fawning over their chassis, classic American cars are celebrated for their imperfect character, which makes them seem vibrantly alive.
05/03/09
Bana's easygoing manner and a lingering sense of nostalgia build a mellow mood overall, while shrewd editing by Conor O'Neill and a rocking Aussie soundtrack pump up the volume on the race sequences.
04/03/09
Although it's the shiny red 1974 Ford Falcon coupe that occupies the screen time, it's Eric Bana who engages in this very personal look at the boy from suburban Melbourne, Australia who might have been a racing car driver.
03/20/09
Bana packs plenty of visual grunt for revhead auds, but his misty-eyed narration and awkwardly staged probing of man-car love with an Oz TV psychologist veer close to vanity-project potholes.
03/19/09
Top CriticSlight but engaging.
03/13/09
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