A Love Song for Bobby Long
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48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critics What's this?

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    80
    Captivating drama delivers literary flair and Louisiana music and great roles for a grizzled John Travolta and lovely Scarlett Johansson.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    This is mainly the girl's story, though the numerous southern archetypes out of Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers (who's explicitly referenced) keep threatening to overwhelm her.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Melissa Levine
    60
    It never jells. Primarily, it can't rise above two major weaknesses: a plangent, plaintive script and the inadequacies of John Travolta.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    Macht is the best thing in A Love Song for Bobby Long, but his intelligent performance doesn't justify a tough, and very long, sit.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. RoseN.
    10
    Being from the South, the accents are actually pretty close. This film has been in my collection since he came out on DVD. A lost film about real character, not larger than life outrageous story-lines. Scarlett Johannsen and Gabriel Macht give the best performances in the most. Scarlett as a tough yet still young, impressionable teenage girl who is well beyond her years. Macht as a broken hopeless romantic who has some honor and a lot of guilt. The true beauty in this movie was the well-spoken real life conversation and the enchanting music. I give this movie a 10 because I have watched it at least 30 to 40 times and I fall in love with it all over again every time. Low-budget, but brilliant in its simplicity.… Expand
  2. NickN
    10
    Brilliant adaptation of Ronald Everett Capps "Off Magazine Street." This may not be for everyone, but this is one of the films I can't resist each time I see it playing on TV.… Expand
  3. WilliamH.
    8
    I thought the film was touching with a real sense of family and the slow southern society.
  4. EdwinK.
    7
    Nice movie with some great songs. Realistic story, not the larger than life kind we get so often. A pitty there are so many spoiled critics around these days. Usually the viewers are no better, but in this case they are pretty spot on.… Expand

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