Lovesong

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John O @ThreeRivers Nov 21, 2024 Spoilers: I'd watch Riley Keough read the phone book. Her ability to convey feelings, emtions, thoughts, beneath the surface stuff would make grandpa Elvis proud, and that holds if her grandpa were Joe Shmo. I feel almost the same way about Jenna Malone. I saw those two names and had to try this movie, and stayed throughout. The only disappointment was lack of story commitment --- Riley's "I love you" just before the wedding was just undefined enough to slide as friendship, though both women knew it was more, and on came the wedding. Worst, there is no ending. What happened to their love, closeness? We are left to speculate that it ended, or that it grew and superseded both marriages. That the feelings they shared were just fleeting, or that they were so big that the two would find a way back to one another and never leave. It questions what the nature of marriage is and what the nature of friendship can be. Were the principals saying nudge, nudge, wink, wink, we'll figure a way to have both -- each other and husbands. The flow could have been tighter and they could have fit more of those meat and potatoes into this plot. But I guess the long term was a bit too daunting for them to deal with. It ended more a marshmallow than a blockbuster, a slice of life rather than the big picture of a longtime relationship. Bravo to Riley and Jenna, and the rest of the cast was just window dressing, even Eggold and Arquette. See more

Feb 17, 2022 No bond can truly be broken or change Director So Yong Kim tells a tale of friendship and deep connection starring Riley Keough and Jena Malone Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter, Jessie and her best friend, Mindy Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy's wedding Keough and Malone are so terrific together as two close friends, they never expect to grow closer as much as they do here Lots of unusual feelings and conflicting emotions test their friendship, they know they can count on each other but who knows if they can still live their own lives separately This is a very intimate character study relying on facial expressions rather than having everything told through verbalizing; love is love and our desires have to be muted in order to move on Short, emotion-fueled, and very lifelike by centering on two female friends who go back and forth about how to go about their lives See more

Apr 14, 2021 Utter trash. The plot idea had so much potential which was THROWN AWAY. TO THE TRASH. See more

Apr 14, 2021 Utter garage, no lesbian scenes See more

Umberto I @Umberto Jan 1, 2020 It's not a bad movie, but i was expecting something better. There are some nice and a little emotionals moments, but there isn't an "oh my god!" twist in the plot, although that's not the real point, 'cause i always like this type of indie movies about simple stories and based on acting and dialogues, but i watched better than this. I liked the relationship between the two girls but i didn't appreciated the direction that it gone through (and not because i'm homophobic or whatelse), i find it a little bit "meh" as a narrative cue. So yeah, the film isn't a shitty one, it flows, but it's only an "it passed the time" for me. See more

May 26, 2019 It's subtle yet poignant film. The glances... The nervousness. The leads had so much chemistry that I wished better ending for them. See more

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