Love Liza (2002)
54 %
Reviews Counted: 85 Fresh: 46 Rotten:39 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Consensus:
Hoffman's performance is strong, but the lack of character development and story arc makes Love Liza unsatisfying.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 30, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Wilson Joel's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) wife, Liza, has committed suicide, leaving behind a note that he can't bear to read. He tries to go about his usual routine, but when his coworkers start to worry about his erratic behavior, they convince him to take a leave of absence to deal with his loss.... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Erika Alexander, JD Walsh, Jimmy Raskin
Director: Todd Louiso
Screenwriter: Gordy Hoffman
Producer: Ruth Charny, Chris Hanley, Jeff Roda, Fernando Sulichin
Screenwriter: Gordy Hoffman
Producer: Ruth Charny, Chris Hanley, Jeff Roda, Fernando Sulichin
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Indie icon Philip Seymour Hoffman gives a strong performance that elevates this minor film (written by his brother) above its narrow scope and small-scale production; inexplicably, it won the Sundance Film Festival's Jury Screenplay Award.
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12/15/03
A bela performance de Hoffman é prejudicada pelo roteiro irregular, que o obriga a passar por mudanças súbitas e inexplicáveis, como se a necessidade de arrancar lágrimas do espectador fosse maior do que o interesse em buscar coesão para a história.
08/07/03
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Love Liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit.
05/06/03
Love Liza doesn’t leave us with redemptive speeches or somber homilies but with a hard-earned sense of something moving down deep, below the apparent emptiness
04/18/03
Love the performance, can't say I loved the movie. See review for details.
03/26/03
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03/25/03
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Despite the film's bizarre developments, Hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity.
03/14/03
Pointless claptrap that wastes those fine performances in service of a story that's all too predictable.
03/14/03
Hoffman's performance provides the emotional release his brother's script and Louiso's direction try to deny us.
03/14/03
The film skillfully taps into the desire to watch the slow burn in its entirety.
03/13/03
It comes the closest to any movie experience I've had in re-creating the aftermath of unexplained suicide.
03/10/03
Hoffman's unfettered performance beautifully captures Wilson's sad, manic quality.
03/07/03
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