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- 2018
- Not Rated
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 20 m
- 2018
- Not Rated
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 20 m
Summary Joy (Charlene deGuzman), a sex and love addicted woman, learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Directed By: Suzi Yoonessi
Written By: Charlene deGuzman, Sarah Adina Smith, Mark Duplass
- 2018
- Not Rated
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 20 m
- 2018
- Not Rated
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 20 m
Unlovable
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Summary Joy (Charlene deGuzman), a sex and love addicted woman, learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Directed By: Suzi Yoonessi
Written By: Charlene deGuzman, Sarah Adina Smith, Mark Duplass
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
77
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Films like this are few and far between, but the sooner we realize it’s okay not to be okay, the better.
Director Yoonessi and deGuzman perfectly balance the contrast between Joy’s cuteness and innocence and the darkness and sexuality of her experience.
There are times when you’re tempted to turn away when Joy makes the latest in a long line of really bad, even self-destructive choices. But deGuzman’s performance is so arresting and engaging, you keep your eyes glued to her — if only so you don’t miss the next development that will be hilarious or heartbreaking or both.
It’s a fluffy spin on the recovery genre, but it’s a fresh one, and deGuzman’s hard-won life experience adds veracity and honesty to the snappy narrative. She’s also just plain wonderful to watch, providing a tough character in a tough situation with the maximum of grace.
With heavy-hitters like Melissa Leo and a particularly terrific John Hawkes backing up a magnetic deGuzman, the slight, 80-minute movie makes for strange and surprising entertainment.
One of the problems with Unlovable is the uneven manner in which the tone shifts.
Early on, sex addiction is called “a gaping hole in the soul” but Unlovable barely has us feel it.
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Production Company
Duplass Brothers Productions
Release Date Nov 2, 2018
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
CAAMFest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
