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- 2014
- PG-13
- IFC Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- IFC Films
- 1 h 32 m
Summary Five years after the death of her beloved husband Garrett (Ed Harris), Nikki (Annette Bening) meets a man who seems his exact duplicate. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he also shares Garrett's kindness, humor, and passion for art. And yet he is a stranger. Romance blossoms between ...
Directed By: Arie Posin
Written By: Matthew McDuffie, Arie Posin
- 2014
- PG-13
- IFC Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- IFC Films
- 1 h 32 m
The Face of Love
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6.5
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Summary Five years after the death of her beloved husband Garrett (Ed Harris), Nikki (Annette Bening) meets a man who seems his exact duplicate. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he also shares Garrett's kindness, humor, and passion for art. And yet he is a stranger. Romance blossoms between ...
Directed By: Arie Posin
Written By: Matthew McDuffie, Arie Posin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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8 Reviews
54% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
54% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It’s still worthwhile to see such seasoned screen professionals working to create something meaningful.
The result isn’t a great movie, but it is an excellent guilty pleasure.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.5
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.5
40% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
60% Mixed
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wow this movie was creepy and a strange its a new kind of love but it was psychological love but i find this movie also Ed Harris performance and Bening's performance as this sad lonely desperate women. co-writer , director Arie Posin creates characters that are defining a dramatic love able cast.
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This movie is worth seeing because of the tour-de-force performance by Annette Bening. You will forgive the hard-to-believe premise and just soak up the authenticity of this complex real character brought to life with such depth and complexity. Ms. Bening is truly one of the greatest living actors of our time. It's also refreshing to see a movie about actual grown-ups, without CG, explosions or bodily function jokes.
More, please!
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John Lennon once said that because he was an artist, if you gave him a tuba, he could get something out of it. The Face of Love presents us with Annette Bening and Ed Harris playing the tuba. They get something out of it - they get everything there is to get and more - but it's not enough.
If Nancy Meyers ever decided to dabble in gothic romance, it probably would turn out to be something like The Face of Love.
The Face Of Love provides itself with countless similar opportunities for emotional sweep, and squanders most of them by being workmanlike and unambitious, presuming that a story and a string score are enough to carry a movie.
Bening and Harris are great actors, and they fill their roles as completely as they can, given the limitations of the soggy and implausible script by Matthew McDuffie and director Arie Posin.
This is a sad watch - it features a great cast and performances from Annette Bening, Ed Harris and Robin Williams (Williams is only on screen for a few minutes though, not being one of the main characters). I found this an emotional watch - if your prone to crying at films then tissues will probably be required.
I thought this film handled the themes sensitively and I found it a good watch. Its somewhat thought provoking (which is something I like the films I see to be) and I would recommend it to others, yes.
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Any film which takes an ordinary part of life and twists it into something unusual and fascinating is worth noting. THE FACE OF LOVE does just that - with intriguing and thoughtful direction from Arie Posin, Annette Bening soars as a grief-stricken widow in love.
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This is a Lifetime Movie of the Week with an A-list cast. Annette Bening meets a man (Ed Harris) who looks just like her dead husband (also played by Harris). Nothing that happens next is in any way original. She's too glum for too long and he's too perfect, patient and understanding. While the actors create a compelling couple, the painfully predictable plot, uninspired script and lackluster direction undermine any hope of making this movie special (except maybe a Special Movie Event on cable).
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Production Company
Mockingbird Pictures
Release Date Mar 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline She lost her perfect love... until she found his perfect double.
Awards
Women's Image Network Awards
• 1 Nomination
