Love Stinks

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Love Stinks

R

1999

1h 34m

Comedy

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5,000+ Ratings

After meeting interior decorator Chelsea Turner (Bridgette Wilson) at the wedding of their mutual friends Larry (Bill Bellamy) and Holly Garnett (Tyra Banks), sitcom writer Seth Winnick (French Stewart) spends the night with her. The two move in together, but Seth makes it clear he has no interest in marriage. Outraged, the obsessive Chelsea retaliates by filing a palimony lawsuit against him. While waiting for their court date, Chelsea torments Seth as they continue to share an apartment.

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Critics Consensus

This one-dimensional comedy with recycled laughs will have you holding your nose.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

01/01/2000

F

Holy mother of the bride, what bile was Jeff Franklin drinking when he came up with this curdled revenge fantasy?

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Cate McQuaid

Boston Globe

01/01/2000

Love Stinks is such a paean to television, it would have done better to go straight to video, where it belongs.

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Robert Philpot

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

01/01/2000

Wilson's performance consists of spouting demeaning dialog.

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

10/27/2023

1.5/4

This is a movie for aging bachelors who hate women and have given up all hope of ever getting married. To be frank, it's really quite sad.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

1.5/5

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/05/2005

1/5

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Kindness S

@RT13730093 08/24/2024

I had never heard of this movie until someone recommended it. The person could not stop laughing trying to explain the synopsis. I watched it and I could not stop laughing. Why did this movie get no exposure & recognition? I bought this movie and still laugh every time I watch it. I believe everyone can relate to Love Stinks.

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09/21/2020

Pretty funny movie, if you can get over the cheesy acting.

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04/15/2020

Super fun and funny film

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02/14/2020

This movie is hilarious, once again the critics get it wrong.

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12/12/2017

Omg. So she wants to marry him and when he doesn't she shoots him. The plot is crazy. Not sure how I feel about this one yet. Certain moments I understood her anger completely, others I was just confused. I'm still confused as I write this.

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hardy c

@hardy00 12/05/2016

Despite RT's absurdly low rating this is actually a funny film about the vagaries of The L Word. Yes it is not a true "date film" since it really questions the whole meaning of romance but it will amuse you. Wilson is super hot of course and Stewart is his usual comic self. Not an Oscar nominee to be sure but not the disaster RT's critics make it out to be.

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Synopsis

After meeting interior decorator Chelsea Turner (Bridgette Wilson) at the wedding of their mutual friends Larry (Bill Bellamy) and Holly Garnett (Tyra Banks), sitcom writer Seth Winnick (French Stewart) spends the night with her. The two move in together, but Seth makes it clear he has no interest in marriage. Outraged, the obsessive Chelsea retaliates by filing a palimony lawsuit against him. While waiting for their court date, Chelsea torments Seth as they continue to share an apartment.

Director: Jeff Franklin
Producer: Todd Hoffman, Adam Merims
Screenwriter: Jeff Franklin
Production Co: Baumgarten Merims Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround