Love Hurts

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Love Hurts

PG-13

Released Nov 13, 2009

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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After his wife (Carrie-Anne Moss) leaves him, middle-aged Ben Bingham (Richard E. Grant) slips into a funk and refuses to change out of his pajamas. Justin (Johnny Pacar), Ben's 17-year-old son, has the cure for what ails his depressed dad: he gives Ben a makeover and pushes him out into the singles scene. Soon Ben is the most popular guy in town, but when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben must refocus his priorities and set about trying to win back his wife.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Moss brings warmth and dignity to a part that could've easily slid into stereotype, while Camryn Manheim owns her few scenes as Amanda's best friend.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 13, 2009

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Andrew Barker

Variety

There's a perfectly likable, sitcomish romantic comedy buried somewhere deep inside Barra Grant's indie Love Hurts, but it would have taken some very significant rewrites to unearth it.

Nov 12, 2009

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

A flat-footed sitcom with unconvincing situations and comedy.

Nov 12, 2009

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an utterly misbegotten piece of work...

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 30, 2011

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Mark Keizer

Boxoffice Magazine

This is not muddy storytelling, just bipolar and unconvincing, as Grant force-feeds us comedy to soften us up for the emotional kill.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 13, 2009

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

It's bloodless material, sluggishly captured by Barra, who's trapped in directorial survival mode, terrified to color outside of the lines.

Rated: D

Nov 12, 2009

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Crystal C

Such a cute comedy action movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Love hurts is more of a bitter sweet

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Brad B

I really wanted to walk out several times. Movie is bloody and violent like Kill Bill except more cheezy. Action packed stunts in many cases quite unbelievable and poorly done. Acting is ok but this story is a dud.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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erdene c

A smart boy who feels his father's pain and wants to heal it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Uynga U

must watch it with my family again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Audience Member

This was a fun, light rom-com with a sweet ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

After his wife (Carrie-Anne Moss) leaves him, middle-aged Ben Bingham (Richard E. Grant) slips into a funk and refuses to change out of his pajamas. Justin (Johnny Pacar), Ben's 17-year-old son, has the cure for what ails his depressed dad: he gives Ben a makeover and pushes him out into the singles scene. Soon Ben is the most popular guy in town, but when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben must refocus his priorities and set about trying to win back his wife.

Director: Barra Grant
Producer: Brian Reilly
Screenwriter: Barra Grant
Distributor: Lantern Lane
Production Co: Pageant Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Some Drug Content|Sexual References)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 26, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m

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