Hard Luck Love Song
Lionsgate | Release Date: October 15, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaOct 14, 2021
Hard Luck Love Song is a happy but gritty marriage of material, filmmaker and star. Much is asked of Dorman, and he delivers all. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 15, 2021
Justin Corsbie’s debut would buy you a drink if you couldn’t afford one, hustle you for a hundred bucks in the backroom if you could, and leave you with a big hug on the way out either way just cause it was so grateful not to spend the night alone. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 14, 2021
Michael Dorman (virtually unrecognizable and about 40 pounds lighter than when he played Gordo Stevens in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind) channels James-Dean-meets-Stephen-Dorff in a mesmerizingly good performance as Jesse, a charming bounder who has a good heart and some talent as a singer-songwriter but is always getting in his own way and stepping in some serious, um, stuff. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 14, 2021
That the film proves engrossing throughout is due largely to Michael Dorman (For All Mankind), in the central role of Jesse. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfOct 14, 2021
Based on the folky country song “Just Like Old Times” by Todd Snider, the film feels like a throwback to the heyday of Austin: eclectic acoustic guitars, dingy pool halls, dive bars with fountains of whiskey, neon signs, and lots and lot of late-night tacos. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 14, 2021
Corsbie has filmmaking energy to spare but also makes many undergrad errors. Read full review
42
The PlaylistAsher LubertoOct 24, 2021
There’s a wealth of talent involved in this film, not the least of which is Snider himself. Unfortunately, Hard Luck Love Song doesn’t capture the essence of the musical source material, though one could argue there isn’t much emotional heft in the song to begin with. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe LeydonOct 18, 2021
Instead of persuasive verisimilitude and compelling character development, we get scene after scene of Jesse waiting for something, anything. Read full review
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