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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 24 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. 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.
  3. 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. LaurenceC.
    10
    My wife and I just caught up with it on cable and we loved it. Scarlett was magnicient. Travolta was good and Macht was terrific. Also Debbie Unger.
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  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
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  3. 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
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