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- 2002
- R
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
- 1 h 30 m
- 2002
- R
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A showpiece of comic and human desperation, a wonderfully inspired tale of a survivor and the possibilities and impossibilities for resolution. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Todd Louiso
Written By: Gordy Hoffman
- 2002
- R
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
- 1 h 30 m
- 2002
- R
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
- 1 h 30 m
Love Liza
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7.0
Where to Watch
Summary A showpiece of comic and human desperation, a wonderfully inspired tale of a survivor and the possibilities and impossibilities for resolution. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Todd Louiso
Written By: Gordy Hoffman
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
52% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
41% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
52% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
41% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Hoffman's acting is poignant and compassionate, etching a profoundly sad character with no trace of compromise, and Bates gives one of her most controlled performances ever.
A downbeat but oddly affectionate tale.
"Dark and demanding" doesn't begin to describe this devastating film -- It is not too much to say that without its splendid use of music Love Liza might not be bearable.
Louiso has a confident touch and a good eye, and there isn't a scene in the film that wasn't intelligently done. Besides Hoffman's near-great performance as Joel, there isn't a bad or mediocre acting job on view either.
Does have the enclosed, slightly overheated feel of a family theatrical.
Because the movie is about addictive behavior dulling the pain of grief rather than in the larger drama of dealing with grief, the movie reduces the scope of Hoffman's performance.
What should have been an idiosyncratic 20-minute short is distended by repetition and loads of standard indie-film time-killers.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
43% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
57% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company
Starhaus Filmproduktion,
Wild Bunch,
StudioCanal,
Muse Productions,
Blacklist Films
Release Date Dec 30, 2002
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
Tagline A Comic Tragedy
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
