Love Story

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Ron R In some ways a romantic story worthy of the title. But the overall quirkiness of Ali's character is overdone. The overall alacrity of the way in which Oliver dispatches his father who clearly loves him is so tragic leaving him utterly destitute emotionally is just unbelievable. Tragedy on many levels, and yet a beautiful love story. In the end Oliver's inability to redeem himself is the worst of all. Honestly I think it's just a bad script with a lot of potential in the back stories. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Finn I I enjoyed the movie! My only complaint was I thought it was quite abbreviated at the start and end. I would have liked to see more of them meeting each other initially, and also more of the difficult scenes at the end. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review John U I just saw it after all these years and wish I had not. The acting is abysmal. Storyline is weak. I know it's a great tearjerker, but it's a terrible movie. It is a good tearjerker and just saying that is a buzz kill, but that's the only good thing to say about this movie. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Jeff M There's a school of thought that some movies can only be appreciated at the time they are released - they live in their own plastic bubble. I tend to think that a truly great movie is timeless and holds up whether it's seen on opening night or 50 years later. Upon its release, this film was lavished with awards, including 7 Oscar nominations, and audiences flocked to it in droves. The phrase "love means never having to say you're sorry" became one of the most recognized lines in recent cinema history. Watching it 51 years later, in my opinion, it almost feels like a parody of itself. Multiple scenes feel like feminine hygiene commercials. The lines feel overly scripted, particuarly in the first half of the movie. Practically every word out of MacGraw's mouth is a smart alleck retort, and though a lovely screen presence, her acting is pretty lacksadaisical, to be kind. She and O'Neal do share a nice chemistry, I'll give it that much. But so much of this movie is overly sentimental drivel, and the scenes involving O'Neal and his father are awkward to the extreme. The deathbed scenes feel almost like an after thought, and I felt not a moment of sincere emotion. I hate to be blunt, but MacGraw's demise felt more like a relief than anything else. I appreciated the scenes involving John Marley as MacGraw's dad - he gives easily the best performance in the movie. And I know the score has become legendary, but I found it irritating and monotonous. Not feeling a lot of love for this love story. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Joel H I know the famous line from Love Story is "love means never having to say you're sorry," but I think everyone who made this the highest-grossing movie of 1970 owes the rest of us an apology. This is a melodramatic mess. Jenny (Ali MacGraw) is so aggressively antagonistic that I have no idea what Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) sees in her, and Oliver is awful to Jenny in return. They're an unlikeable couple. And aside from the film being completely drenched in sap, it also features choppy editing, cheesy overacting, and stilted soap opera dialogue. It's no wonder this movie has been mostly forgotten to time. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Richard C Gripping story at times with memorable theme song. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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