
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004, Drama, 1h 59m
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A Love Song for Bobby Long gets by for a few bars on the strength of its core cast, but the story's preponderance of kooky clichés falls flat. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Bobby Long
Pursy Will
Lawson Pines
Georgianna

Cecil

Junior
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Critic Reviews for A Love Song for Bobby Long
All Critics (100) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (57)
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Not for kids, and not worth it for adults.
December 21, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
A Love Song for Bobby Long's trio of lead performances are surprisingly believable.
May 3, 2005 | Rating: B | Full Review… -
Traffics in nearly every trite cliche of the 'colorful' South one can think of.
January 28, 2005 | Full Review… -
Sentimental but occasionally moving drama.
January 28, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 -
Engaging and transparent at once.
January 28, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
A Love Song for Bobby Long travels all the worn-out roads.
January 28, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for A Love Song for Bobby Long
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Jun 30, 2013A Love Song for Bobby Long is a compelling and touching film about family. After her estranged mother dies Pursy Will inherits her house and discovers that it comes with two eccentric men who were her mother's close friends; and through them she re-discovers her mother and cleans up her life. The film has a good cast that includes Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, and Gabriel Macht; who all deliver excellent performances. Travolta in particular gives a stunning performance that's unlike anything that he's done before. The writing is also quite good, with some very strong dialog. Though a tad melodramatic at times, A Love Song for Bobby Long is an impressive and moving character drama.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Apr 28, 2011Travolta at his best, and Scarlett Johansson looking as sexy as ever in this moving, authentic, and quite brilliant drama. Set in New Orleans, it has a charming, old, and worn look. Maybe too slow for some, but well worth it for those that can relate.Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
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Dec 09, 2010This was different and generally an interesting character study of three people.The down side was too much profanity, too much bickering and too much "attitude.So, if you like good acting and appreciate outstanding cinematography, which this movie boasts and don't mind soap-opera-type stories, you should like this film very much. This has a certain fascination to it, but I got tired of the constant profanity and negative personalities of two of those three main characters so I lost interest by the halfway mark.Mouhannad S Super Reviewer
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Jun 23, 2009Brilliant. John Travolta is so utterly lovable in this. The whole plot of the movie is fantastic and all of the actors perform amazingly. One of my favorites, for sure.Rachel F Super Reviewer
A Love Song for Bobby Long Quotes
Lawson Pines: | You know, I knew your mother pretty well. |
Pursy Will: | How well? |
Lawson Pines: | She was hard to understand. But she kept the door to her heart open. |
Pursy Will: | Well, the way I've heard it was more of a revolvin' door, now, wasn't it? |
Lawson Pines: | You know that you eat like shit? |
Pursy Will: | You drink too much? |
Lawson Pines: | Okay? |
Georgianna: | So now what? Lorraine finally kick ya'll out? |
Bobby Long: | No... she never would. Besides, God wouldn't let that happen. |
Lawson Pines: | Really? And why not? |
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