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- 2018
- R
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
- 1 h 48 m
- 2018
- R
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
- 1 h 48 m
Summary Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only.”
Directed By: Jim Hosking
Written By: David Wike
- 2018
- R
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
- 1 h 48 m
- 2018
- R
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
- 1 h 48 m
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
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7.0
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Summary Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only.”
Directed By: Jim Hosking
Written By: David Wike
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
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41% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
54
53% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
41% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
At its heart, Luff Linn is a very sweet love story between Colin and Lulu, punctuated by absurdity and a specific type of humor that (as I’ve referenced before) brings to the screen the spirit of the work of famed graphic novelist Daniel Clowes.
The result is sometimes overlong and wears out its welcome, but it clarifies Hosking’s distinctive tone — a playful and often charming blend of outré humor and genuine emotion that makes him one of the most distinctive new voices in current cinema.
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Generally Favorable
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.0
63% Positive
5 Ratings
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38% Mixed
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At nearly two hours, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn grossly overstays its welcome, but the Hail Mary ending proves it to be a rather sweet and tender story about love lost and found in the unlikeliest of places.
It takes an absurdly long time getting here, but with a lot of “Man, that’s nuts” along the way, it’s pretty much worth the wait.
The absence here of a joke is meant to be hilarious, or to at least congratulate the audience for willfully submitting to a denial of pleasure. Every element of the film is studiously, painstakingly random.
Deliberately off-putting, Hosking’s latest tests the audience’s patience with frustratingly unfunny scenarios and an array of nasty, angry characters doing unpleasant things.
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, tries to make a virtue out of extreme silliness and disjointed, oh-so-random plot points, but the end result is a desperately tiresome viewing experience.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
