Loverboy
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Movie Reviews of Loverboy
Movie Review: This is a commendable effort from a first time Hollywood director.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was expecting a great movie from Kevin Bacon. The movie is OK, This novel turned motion picture debut by Kevin has all the ingredients of an interesting and moving film. Unfortunately these ingredients seem to fade away slowly as the film progresses.
Kyra Sedgwick who not only acts terrifically throughout the film, but also narrates it as well. Her character, a woman obsessed with having a child, and keeping it to herself forever, loses its flavor as it becomes more and more ridiculous. The small boy played by Dominic Scott Kay, should have been either re-cast or re-shot several times. His artificial deliveries take away from the seriousness of Sedgwicks maternal character again and again, and seem to make the film comical at times when it should not be. She's that crazy because of her creation, and we learn from flashback scenes, that her parents (Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei) were really ''different'' and she wanted her neighbor (Sandra Bullock) to be her mother. I will say that Kyra Sedgewick shows a great range of emotions and in certain parts, she has a strong resemblance to a younger Glenn Close. Mat Dillon, as a love interest, didn't work well into this screenplay, but Dillon did his best with the part he was given.
The flaws are over the screenplay that never goes deep in the mother's craziness, and has some confusing parts as the one that happens in the beach and the soundtrack, that is a bit goofy and too funny, when it needed to be more serious. While watching this film you can't help but get the impression that this film was directed by a first-time Hollywood director, who called in a few favors from some of his famous friends.
Even though Kevin manage to give us an interesting plot his attempt wasn't completely successful. Beside that `LoverBoy' is a decent film provided by some great leading actors.
Movie Review: Sound problems
Summary: 3 Stars
Since I pretty much agree with the others' assessment of the good acting but storyline faults, just wanted to add that we had issues with the sound. The soundtrack often drowned out the soft-spoken narrative by Kyra Sedgwick and other actors - when compensating for their quietness, the music would then blast out anything they had to say. Never saw where the subtitles were accessible, so we missed the nuances in the dialogue. Otherwise a decent flick, but the sound/dialogue mix was frustrating.Movie Review: Tries but doesn't quite succeed
Summary: 3 Stars
Kyra Sedgwick turns in a fine performance as a woman obsessed with having a perfect child. But somehow, the film just plods along without becoming as disturbing as it should have been.
Movie Review: If only we could give less than one star
Summary: 1 Stars
How could Kevin Bacon or the screenwriter give any dignity to this character? She was horribly abusive in how she imprisoned her son - not to mention that she damn near succeded in her attempts to kill him. What she did to that little bird has haunted me for weeks - and not in the way great art does. Bacon leaves the question open: Did she brutally murder the bird because he took her son's affections away from her? Or, was it a mercy killing? Nice try. When you're flush with cash like she was, there are vets around to check broken-winged birds out. Even if you don't have a dime, there's the ASPCA. Her son honors her at the end, like she was some model maverick. If only someone had done her in - but slowly, like the tortures she'd inflicted on the defenseless - instead of her deciding on her own that her job was done here. I have a high threshold for pain and intensity in movies, but not when the filmmaker is asking us to revere the lowest scum.Movie Review: Garbage Masquerading As Art
Summary: 1 Stars
Is there anything
amusing, lighthearted or redeeming
about extreme psychological illness,
sexual depravity, child abuse, suicide
and attempted murder?
This movie would have you think so.
There is no reason to view this film
and numerous reasons not to.
Do not be seduced by its pedigree.
It's technical merit is wasted.