Big Bad Love2001
Big Bad Love (2001)
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Cast
as Barlow
as Marilyn
as Monroe
as Velma
as Mrs. Barlow
as Mr. Aaron
as Deputy

as Alan

as Alisha

as One Night Stand
as Betti Deloreo

as Twin No. 1

as Twin No. 2

as Cindy

as Young Barlow

as Minister

as Mrs. Shepard

as Judge

as Nurse

as Alan

as Young Mrs. Barlow

as Farmer

as Farmer's Son

as Farmer's Son

as Lost Freezer Guy

as One Night Stand

as Himself

as Farmer's Son

as Boxcar Marine/R.L.'s Band

as Betti Deloreo

as Boy Athlete

as Mop Guy

as Judge

as Rebuffing Woman

as Geranium Drunk

as Mr. Barlow

as Himself

as R.L.'s Band
Critic Reviews for Big Bad Love
All Critics (58) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (34)
A mess, but it's a sincere mess.
Though you couldn't call Love a complete success, it's packed with talent and intelligence, wayward poetry and bluesy longing.
A movie that can't get sufficient distance from Leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence.
The movie is obviously a labour of love so Howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted.
A rough, uneven but admirably imaginative film.
While Howard's appreciation of Brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere, the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast.
Audience Reviews for Big Bad Love
[font=Century Gothic]In "Big Bad Love," Leon Barlow(Arliss Howard, who also directed and co-wrote) is an aspiring writer who tapes his rejection letters to his bathroom wall. His wealthy friend, Monroe(Paul Le Mat), gets him the occasional job housepainting, where they hang out together, followed by much drinking of beer. Due to his economic situation, Leon is often unable to come up with the child support for the two children he walked out on.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Big Bad Love" is a rambling stream of consciousness movie that stays one step ahead of total incomprehension. It is a tricky approach to take with a movie because the reality and the fantasy can be hard to tell apart at times but here it works due to Howard's keen visual eye which does a very good job of showing Leon's mental state.(And it is especially clear that Leon has not had sex in a good long while.) But a little of that goes a long way, and after a while, it does get tedious before a huge event shakes up the movie, shoving it into an entirely new direction. In the end, the movie might have worked had it been about 20-30 minutes shorter.[/font]

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