SummaryBrilliant, beautiful and financially secure, Emily Stoll (Sedgwick) never wanted a husband or a house with a picket fence. She knew she needed just one thing to make her happy: a child with whom she could share life's wonders. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By:Kevin Bacon
Written By:Hannah Shakespeare, Victoria Redel
Loverboy
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First-time director Kevin Bacon (Mr. Sedgwick) cleverly maintains a balance of discomfiting and familiar by jumping nimbly around Emily's life.
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Kevin Bacon's witty and effective, yet squirm-inducing, directorial debut.
50
It all adds up to an unfortunate misfire: a film at odds with both its source material and itself.
50
Almost until the end, Loverboy maintains a shaky integrity. But in its final moments it caves in to convention with a mawkish epilogue to a story that ends with an appalling act of selfishness.
50
Bacon the director indulges his wife, letting her play crazy and emotional in a showy performance that screams "serious actress."
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The real trouble is at its core, with an over-the-top performance from Sedgwick that borders on Baby Jane campiness.
25
Bacon lavishes his camera on her (Sedgwick) in various states of dress and undress, but the script, by Hannah Shakespeare - talk about having to live up to a name! - is a cheat. It rarely expands on the boy's crises in having to deal with such a mother.
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Apr 6, 2012
7
Unfortunately, I don't think this movie has gotten all the attention it deserves. That is perhaps one of the reasons why it is not well known and up to certain point, underrated. I believe this is a very unique, innovative work. It has a great cast, and could have been a great film but sadly, it is not . 'Loverboy' collides with some conservative views for it challenges certain aspects of parenthood. It is intriguing, intelligent,and innovative. I never felt bored..although at times I got lost. I know there was plenty of room for improvement. The story needed more fluidity and some of the characters needed to be developed further. Overall, a good movie that with a better script, and more consistency, could have been a 9.
Feb 28, 2018
0
This is literally the absolute most horrific movies I've ever had the displessure of seeing. The fact that it's rated as a "Romance" makes me physically sick to my very core. I can easily write down 20 pages about why it doesn't work and how overrated it truly is, but I don't have the patience. The number one worst movie I've seen. Congratz! 0/10
Production Company:
- Bigel / Mailer Films
- Millennium Films
- Mixed Breed Films
Release Date:Jun 16, 2006
Duration:1 h 24 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Some mothers aren't meant to be moms.
Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
