Big Bad Love
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Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings
- Starring: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger
- Summary: Based on the acclaimed short-story collection by celebrated Mississippi writer Larry Brown, Big Bad Love is a tale of Viet Nam veteran Barlow (Howard) struggling to make fiction from his past, his dreams, and the dim sound of the future bearing down on him. (IFC Films)
- Director: Arliss Howard
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 9 out of 24
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Mixed: 11 out of 24
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Negative: 4 out of 24
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80Brave and admirable for the trust that it puts in a viewer's intuition and willingness in going along with it right through to its rewarding finish.
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60A flawed and overlong but ultimately affecting account of one man's struggle to regain control of his life.
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60Held together by the blues -- Brown's prose and Howard's performance, Big Bad Love is a mess, but it's a sincere mess, beautifully shot by Paul Ryan and faithfully adapted by screenwriter James Howard.
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30The only reason to check out Big Bad Love is Debra Winger, last seen onscreen in 1995.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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