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Love the Hard Way (2003)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:12
Rotten:31
Average Rating:4.8/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 6, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Underneath a classic good-girl and street-wise Don Juan romance, LOVE THE HARD WAY reveals itself to be a keen examination of love and emotional dependency amidst the social divergences and... [More]
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Reviews for Love the Hard Way
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To say the love story was hard to believe, is putting it mildly--it was impossible to fathom. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Feels like it was crafted by an outsider, with the cliche-filled dialogue reading like a rough translation. Full Review |
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3/5 |
One of those films where great acting and occasionally brilliant dialogue attempt to overcome an unbelievable plot and a cowardly Hollywood ending. Full Review |
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The biggest flaw in Love the Hard Way is its total inability to coherently convey the passage of time. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Brody pulls the juggling act off -- bringing to mind some riveting cinematic misfits before him, from Brando to McQueen to Pacino. Full Review |
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2/4 |
There must be some reason to worry over the fate of these people, but it's not in the movie. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Heartfelt but fatally overwrought romantic melodrama. Full Review |
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Though the lanky, dreamy-eyed Brody shows range, he's got a dorky quality that's hard to dismiss -- his strutting his stuff sends eyes rolling. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Brody has offbeat charisma, but it's no match for the corny dialogue he's given here, not to mention the Wild at Heart snakeskin jacket he wears. Full Review |
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C |
"Love the Hard Way" looks low budget and any box office will be made from those interested in seeing Brody in his post “Pianist” role... Full Review |
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3/4 |
As character studies of Jack and Claire, it is daring and inventive, and worthy of comparison with the films of a French master of criminal psychology like Jean-Pierre Melville. Full Review |
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A dark, uneven character study. Full Review |
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so damn weird in refusing to go where one expects that it maintains interest - too bad it missed a chance at last minute redemption with a satisfying conclusion Full Review |
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Brody creates exactly the taunting demi-monster who could inveigle Claire. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's a mostly clichéd story about a good girl who falls for a bad boy and believes that their love is strong enough to make him change his ways. When has that ever worked -- in real life or the movies? Full Review |
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