User Score
6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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

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Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Reviewed by: Bob Westal
    70
    Kevin Bacon's witty and effective, yet squirm-inducing, directorial debut.
  2. Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    60
    Good performances and a keen eye for period detail can't disguise the fact that not much is happening here story-wise.
  3. Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    50
    A classic case of "Better if you didn't read the book" cinema, Loverboy emerges an OK character study of an abnormally possessive mother.