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The Thing Called Love
1993
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The Thing Called Love
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Negative reviews
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3.0
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1.3
After all, Phoenix came to the project as one of the most promising actors of his generation, and perhaps somehow an inner magic would transmit itself ..
Rogerebert
4.0
Its an earnest take on finding love and finding yourself in the process.
Common Sense Media
4.5
Perhaps theres not much new to say about the dues and disappointments involved in breaking into the country music scene, but the scenes are fresh and ..
Variety
4.5
Bogdanovichs modest staging is occasionally awkward his kids still watch John Wayne movies at the drive in but theres a convincing sense of what Nashv ..
Time Out
0.0
The Last Picture Show is a Fifties Western, all empty streets and tired people, instead of violence, theres sex; Paper Moon is the ideal screwball.
3.5
Nothing terribly new happens here, but Bogdanovich plays out his scenes with tenderness and affection, and the honest performances spring to life.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Its story is predictable at nearly every turn, but its performances are likable and charismatic.
Eric Ds Nider
3.1
Aside from its blatantly commercial aspirations and predictable storyline, there is an appealing cast, enjoyable songs and some funny bits of business ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Despite her underwritten character, Mathis easily takes top acting honors with equal parts toughness and tenderness.
Movies Tv Guide
1.5
Sometimes Bogdanovich is just too intelligent for his own good. While he hardly puts a foot wrong in his observation of shattered ambitions, his curse ..
Film4
2.5
Its so sad that Phoenix went out not with a bang but with this whimper.
Filmcritic.com
4.5
It bears as little relation to the real Nashville as Altmans 1975 feature, but director Peter Bogdanovich, the talented cast, and the credited and unc ..
Chicago Reader
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