The Thing Called Love (Director's Cut)
by Peter Bogdanovich
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Actor: Dermot Mulroney, K.T. Oslin, River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Sandra BullockDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Thing Called Love (Director's Cut)
Movie Review: Over-rated
Summary: 3 Stars
This was River Phoenix's first adult role, but it's nothing to write home about. Sandra Bullock was new here, too, and you'd never suspect she'd become a big star from this. It's a country-western boy/girl love triangle with some just ok music performed by the actors themselves. Reminds me a bit of "Urban Cowboy." It's not terrible in any way, but why it's a bit of a cult fave, I'm not too sure, other than for the last look at the soon-to-OD Phoenix.
Summary of The Thing Called Love (Director's Cut)
In Nashville, there are 10,000 singer-songwriters chasing success... with one chance in a million of getting it. For Miranda "no relation to Elvis" Presley (Samantha Mathis), that's one chance worth taking. Fresh from New York City, Miranda befriends three fellow hopefuls: shy Connecticut cowboy Kyle Davidson (Dermot Mulroney); Southern belle Linda Lue Linden (Sandra Bullock); and James Wright (River Phoenix), a cocky Texan with brooding good looks and a honeyed voice. Together they begin a rocky ride down Music City's well-worn highway, finding hope, heartbreak, happiness... and The Thing Called Love. Featuring songs and appearances by country music's hottest stars, The Thing Called Love will grab you like a great melody.If there was a universal collective, albeit repressed, dream, it would probably be to become a successful singer. People would take that singing in the car, singing in the shower, and even singing in the rain, and have it be their life's love and work. The Thing Called Love uses this popular aspiration as its setting and examines the lives of four young people hoping to make it in the country music universe. At the center is earnest Miranda Presley--no relation--(Samantha Mathis), the pretty but untalented Linda Lue (Sandra Bullock), the intense and talented James (River Phoenix), and the sweet and prolific Kyle (Dermont Mulroney). Popular country stars make appearances: K.T. Oslin (as Lucy, the owner of the Bluebell, where open-mike auditions are held), Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Katy Moffatt, Jo-El Sonnier, Pam Tillis, Kevin Welch, and even Trisha Yearwood. The film's not merely focused on the rich musical milieu and its talented cast. It also carefully examines the dynamic between friends who are also competitors, as well as a realistic love triangle between the leads. The Thing Called Love is primarily known as one of River Phoenix's last performances, but even if curiosity alone brings audiences to the movie, they'll soon be drawn into the fresh tale of four young people pursuing their dreams. --N.F. Mendoza
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