Addicted to Love
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 23, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Misanthropic, cruel, hostile, corrupt, blasphemous and basically pretty evil. I loved it. Read full review
88
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
Ryan has an edge that is extremely becoming…This is her best work yet. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A deliciously nasty, dark comedy. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Karyo -- a big star in France but little known in this country -- has Steve Martin's knack for keeping his dignity while doing outrageous slapstick. Read full review
75
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
This twisted romance possesses the soul and edgy atmosphere of an independent film but not quite the conviction.
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
It's a tribute to Robert Gordon's nifty screenplay and Dunne's cheerful way with digression that Addicted to Love, even as it broadens into screwball, also deepens into a character study full of surprising left turns. Read full review
70
VarietyLeonard Klady
Warm performances that result in hilarity without guilt. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
One of the most inventive romantic comedies to come around in some while. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Ryan and Broderick, while individually first-rate, don't combine as sexily as they ought, making the inevitable outcome a little too pat in an otherwise genre-bucking affair. Read full review
60
SalonLaura Miller
Has the same relationship to the dark emotions it glosses that Disneyland's Jungleboat Cruise ride has to an actual excursion down the Amazon. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Ryan's abrasive and rather creepy character is something of a departure for her. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It is always a problem in a love story when the rival seems more interesting than the hero, and that's what happens here. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story is as contrived as it is comical. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Schickel
A fine--but not entirely uninteresting—mess. [2 Jun 1997, p. 74]
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Just a little shy of twisting the knife that extra twist. Read full review
50
Washington PostEve Zibart
Like a cute version of Jekyll and Hyde. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyBruce Fretts
Commits the cardinal sin of too many modern movies: It never gives the audience a clue why any of these people were ever attracted to one another in the first place. [30 May 1997, p. 54]
20
The New YorkerSarah Kerr
A desperately misbegotten screwball comedy. Read full review
0
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Ms. Ryan's lean, eagle-eyed golden girl is enough to curdle milk. Read full review
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