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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 33 m
A Novel Romance

Summary Nate Shepherd, late 40's, and Jenny Sparks, early 30's, meet in a fancy New York eatery. Complete strangers who have had a rotten day, waiting for their better halves, they reveal to one another that they are going to meet new people tonight. They quickly realize they are waiting for each other. When Nate loses his girlfriend (after gett...

Directed By: Allie Dvorin

Written By: Allie Dvorin

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 33 m

A Novel Romance

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Nate Shepherd, late 40's, and Jenny Sparks, early 30's, meet in a fancy New York eatery. Complete strangers who have had a rotten day, waiting for their better halves, they reveal to one another that they are going to meet new people tonight. They quickly realize they are waiting for each other. When Nate loses his girlfriend (after gett...

Directed By: Allie Dvorin

Written By: Allie Dvorin

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40
Nov 10, 2011
Steve Guttenberg is probably supposed to be a lovable loser in A Novel Romance, a drab, clumsy film by Allie Dvorin, but he can manage to be merely annoying. Mr. Guttenberg, though, deserves only part of the blame for this unrewarding movie.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 8, 2011
Cohabitation "commandments" and talk of "chick flicks" further send the material into a cutesy tailspin, with the script's low point an egregious scene featuring Nate sneaking a peek at a silhouette of Jenny undressing behind a curtain.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 10, 2011
Grotesquely straining to ridicule and validate its hero simultaneously, A Novel Romance will disappoint even Guttenberg diehards.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
25
Nov 8, 2011
For a film about writing a novel, A Novel Romance is surprisingly shallow in regard to its characters and superficial in terms of its chapter-structured façade.
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Nov 11, 2011
Wince-worthy as Guttenberg is, he cannot be accused of being worse than the amateurish direction and the trite script (both by Allie Dvorin) stuffed with insufferable romcom banter and putrid dirty jokes. Some films go straight to video; this one should have bypassed that step and headed for the incinerator.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company M.E.G.A. Films, Studio13, Big Apple Films
Release Date Nov 11, 2011
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

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