Two Lovers

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SIMAS C @simas_eros Oct 23, 2026 A modest film about the reasons why someone might love two people—a dilemma involving both a person thrust upon us and the pull toward the unknown. See more Thomas V @TomVee Sep 13, 2026 A lovely little film about an odd man, fresh from one heartbreak, and the story of how he hurls himself into another heartbreak that is obvious to everyone but him. Joaquin Phoenix is excellent, portraying a complicated character, not overselling his mental illness, and making us feel for him quite deeply. Once again, James Gray shoots New York beautifully. He is truly one of the best at filming the city, especially places in Brooklyn that we don't see as much. See more Henry D @Henry_Domke Jun 10, 2026 A disturbed romance with an undercurrent of persistent tension. It never erupting into fireworks but always threatened to. Everyone seemed to love the wrong person, or at least the person least able to love them back. This was a movie about story and acting, with the other production elements secondary. Joaquin Phoenix made the central character’s fragility, neediness, and confusion believable. See more Matthew D @OceanSage Jan 28, 2026 Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Vinessa Shaw are spectacular in Two Lovers! Director James Gray’s romance drama Two Lovers (2008) is easily one of Gray’s most moving, well written, and brilliantly acted pictures. Gray directs his most grounded and romantic film. Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal as the depressed photographer Leonard Kraditor, who is looking for a girlfriend. Phoenix is excellent as this pathetic, dejected, suicidal loser, who is desperate to date the hot rich lady out of his league. Gwyneth Paltrow is drop dead gorgeous as the dejected legal assistant Michelle Rausch, who is way out of Leonard’s league. Of course he wants her, because Paltrow portrays Michelle as a very charming, bubbly, vivacious, and femme fatale in that special way that attracts guys so dearly. Vinessa Shaw is very strikingly beautiful and effortlessly charming as nice girl Sandra Cohen. Isabella Rossellini is so delightful, bubbly, and adorable as Leonard’s loving mother Mrs. Ruth Kraditor. See more helder f @uniquecliches Jan 14, 2024 This is a story that is way too well known to many lovers. Like the song goes, everyone plays the fool sometimes. One watches the movie like one would watch a friend or even one's past self makes mistakes for loving the wrong person. And scene after scene we know the story will not end well… the characters and their flaws are really clear. In that movie is very successful. The problem I had with the movie is that just like in real life the story is repetitive and tedious for those who are not involved in. We see the characters and their dramas very well and very early in the movie , so that after that, the movie just drags somehow. Having said that, the end is a bit surprising. Both Michelle and Leonard have interesting similarities. See more Aaron S @RT79746728 Apr 20, 2023 This is a very intriguing romantic drama that focuses more on the emotional health of its interesting characters more than their love stories. Joaquin Phoenix's Leonard feels like a little kid sometimes. Completely unable to understand his emotions and desires and seems to blow with the wind despite where it may lead him. His love interests are a little less complex but are still well conceived characters with their own motivations and are just plot pieces for Leonard's story. Overall, Two Lovers is good and worth a watch, but not a must-see by any means. See more Read all reviews

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