An Affair of the Heart (2012)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2
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Some may find the rabid devotion of Rick Springfield's fans perplexing, but if his 17 Top 40 hits, including "Jessie's Girl", or his run on General Hospital as Dr. Noah Drake didn't convince you, watching him blast out live performances with straight-on charisma and spontaneously dropping in on fans most certainly will. Somewhere in between the introvert plagued with lifelong depression and the 60-something extrovert who still performs 80 to 100 high energy concerts a year, lies the real Rick
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While she creates an affectionate portrait of the charismatic musician, helmer Sylvia Caminer is really concerned with the meaning of fandom; anyone harboring an inexplicable or arcane passion could conceivably be interested.
Top CriticMinor curio about Rick Springfield's devoted fan base has less weight than a VH1 Behind the Music special.
Affair of the Heart's focus is so vaguely sketched out that it ultimately could be about any grateful artist who enjoys a modicum of celebrity years after his initial success.
An agreeable documentary about the pop singer Rick Springfield and his legions of female fans ...
It doesn't matter how many of these moments are self-flattering; the subtext is clear enough.
This documentary about an imperishable pop icon of the 1980s, although not the deepest, is every bit as irresistibly likeable as its subject.
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