Love and Death on Long Island
User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. JaredC.
    Aug 8, 2007
    2
    Terribly corny and awfully precedented. Avoid at all costs.
  2. JayH.
    Jul 5, 2009
    4
    What a nasty unpleasant film. I am usually not this far off from the critics. I found it boring and useless. Go figure. John Hurt was good, but the film was so pretentious and uninvolving. Yuk.

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Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    The height of drollery, a cheeky ode to the liberating power of popular culture, and a fascinating look at an old dog learning some new tricks.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    These opening scenes of Love and Death on Long Island are funny and touching, and Hurt brings a dignity to Giles De'Ath that transcends any snickering amusement at his infatuation.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    80
    John Hurt is simply wonderful -- acerbic, funny and heartbreaking.
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