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- 2004
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 59 m
- 2004
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 59 m
Summary A rich, emotionally stirring three-character drama set in New Orleans. (Lions Gate Films)
Directed By: Shainee Gabel
Written By: Ronald Everett Capps, Shainee Gabel
- 2004
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 59 m
- 2004
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 59 m
A Love Song for Bobby Long
48
6.9
Where to Watch
Summary A rich, emotionally stirring three-character drama set in New Orleans. (Lions Gate Films)
Directed By: Shainee Gabel
Written By: Ronald Everett Capps, Shainee Gabel
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
48
32% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
48% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
19% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
48
32% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
48% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
19% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Among other things, the characters in A Love Song for Bobby Long really know how to turn a phrase, in itself a pleasure so rare it all but demands any flaws be forgiven.
Rambling, meandering, likable.
This is mainly the girl's story, though the numerous southern archetypes out of Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers (who's explicitly referenced) keep threatening to overwhelm her.
The movie's real star is the cinematographer, Elliot Davis -- his images carry more emotional freight than all the performances put together.
Even in the junky potboilers that John Travolta has persisted in making since his "Pulp Fiction" comeback (all 5,000 of them), you usually get the sense that he's acting in his bailiwick.
Works hard to give quirk a bad name.
No movie that opens with the line "Time was never a friend to Bobby Long" could possibly be any good, and sure enough, A Love Song For Bobby Long lives down to its squibbed kickoff.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.9
55% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.9
55% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
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Production Company
Lionsgate Films,
Destination Films,
El Camino Pictures,
Crossroads Films,
Bob Yari Productions,
Emmett/Furla Oasis Films,
Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA),
Stratus Film Co.
Release Date Dec 29, 2004
Duration 1 h 59 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline The heart is a lonely hunter.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Prism Awards
• 2 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
