Love Liza
A Comic Tragedy
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Punch-Drunk Love, Almost Famous) and Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates (1990 Best Actress, Misery; About Schmidt) star in a heartbreaking and surprisingly funny drama about love, grief and starting over.
Successful Web designer Wilson Joel's (Hoffman) life spirals out of control after the sudden devastating event of his wife's suicide. Unable to read the goodbye note she left for him, Wilson forges new, unpredictable relationships with friends, co-workers and his stunned mother-in-law (Bates). But the bond he creates with a dangerous drug could take what's left of his blown-apart life and extinguish it completely.
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Disturbing - EKDwrites
There was no comedy in this whatsoever! It was very disturbing. I appreciated the way this film showed how desperate people can become (Philip Seymour Hoffman is amazing in the role) and how the characters weren't neatly packaged with all the right answers and reactions to situations. However, it would have been nice to get a little something meaningful out of it.Like Liza - WorkingProfessional
Alright so the review's title is already unfortunately typical but I had to. As one may be able to assume Love Liza is not lovable but merely likable. The destruction endured by Hoffman's character is quite intense and interesting and something that few other than himself could pull off. A widowed gas-guzzler is not an easy subject to understand let alone star as but he does it winningly at a level expected by one of today's greatest actors. While the film does not seem to fully develop potential side stories (the relationships with the model-plane friend and the main character's mother in law) the primary thread through the story is well-structured. The film's pace was a nice one given the subject matter but is not recommended for somebody wanting constant change and cruxes in plot. Love Liza wins in tone and characterization but would be much better had more time been spent on making better use of such talented supporting actors and their chemistry with one another.lackluster liza - dizzle
dark comedy? wtf?! maybe it's just me but i really didn't find this movie funny at all. it wasn't a terrible movie but i can't say it was really enjoyable either. i found it to be incredibly bleak and depressing. i love a movie that's both happy and sad. something that makes me laugh and cry. this movie did neither. it made me want to crawl into bed and sink into a depression.
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Disturbing - EKDwrites
There was no comedy in this whatsoever! It was very disturbing. I appreciated the way this film showed how desperate people can become (Philip Seymour Hoffman is amazing in the role) and how the characters weren't neatly packaged with all the right answers ...Like Liza - WorkingProfessional
Alright so the review's title is already unfortunately typical but I had to. As one may be able to assume Love Liza is not lovable but merely likable. The destruction endured by Hoffman's character is quite intense and interesting and something that few other ...lackluster liza - dizzle
dark comedy? wtf?! maybe it's just me but i really didn't find this movie funny at all. it wasn't a terrible movie but i can't say it was really enjoyable either. i found it to be incredibly bleak and depressing. i love a movie that's both happy and sad. something ...