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Grief

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Friends and business overwhelm a gay writer (Craig Chester) at work on a tabloid TV show called "The Love Judge."

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Lawrence Frascella The Advocate 04/05/2022
Grief is not a particularly challenging or groundbreaking film. But it is very funny, heartwarming entertainment with an uncompromising gay bent: Imagine The Mary Tyler Moore Show in an alternative universe. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 01/30/2006
C+
Despite the rich emotional and comic possibilities, Grief is dull (the dialogue is strained)and ultra-modest, which could be a function of its miniscule budget and/or lack of experience of its director, Richard Glatzer. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 07/03/2004
2/5
not worth watching for much beyond its novelty value Go to Full Review
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wendell j 03/12/2015 A magical film. Made on no budget, it portrays the AIDS crisis with dramatic comedy that is sharp and moving. I have never forgotten it since I first saw it and it holds up well today. Ferociously sexy and funny, it remains a small film that never fails to move the heart and surprise. It deserves multiple viewings. See more 12/10/2009 A beautiful and moving film about loss and recovery. Craig Chester just totally broke my heart in this film - one of his best performances. See more 06/02/2009 Film about a quirky group that writes for a show called "The Love Judge" kinda like the old "Divorce Court." Unfortunately the acting is quite bad over all, except for Illeana Douglas and Carlton Wilborn. Just unforgivably boring and monotonous. Just lots of whining and pining. No chemistry, actually no interaction between the characters, its like they're simply reading lines to each other. See more 07/05/2008 I really enjoyed this pic - saw it at the 94 Toronto film fest, knowing nothing about it in advance. Bought it on DVD - seeing it is bittersweet - lots of water under the bridge since those days for Alexis and the rest of us. See more 01/30/2008 Horrible production values and some of the most stilted acting I've ever seen pretty much sink Grief completely. See more 08/30/2007 One of my favourite movies of all time. A cult classic. Great performances throughout. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Friends and business overwhelm a gay writer (Craig Chester) at work on a tabloid TV show called "The Love Judge."
Director
Richard Glatzer
Producer
Ruth Charny, Yoram Mandel
Screenwriter
Richard Glatzer
Distributor
TLA Releasing, Strand Releasing
Production Co
Grief Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 1993, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 1, 2004
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Mono