- Starring: Kathy Bates, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- 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)
- Director: Todd Louiso
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 27
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Mixed: 11 out of 27
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Negative: 2 out of 27
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100Hoffman'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.
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60Love Liza needs more than mood on its side. A moment of recognizable human behavior would have been a fine place to start.
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30Sadly, the filmmakers haven't given viewers enough context or information about their protagonist to know whether he's utterly free or utterly unmoored -– or to care very much either way.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 2 out of 5
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