Lovelace
RADiUS-TWC | Release Date: August 9, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
24
Negative:
4
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38
Slant MagazineBill WeberJul 26, 2013
Lost in the music, mustaches, and furniture of the early '70s, this docudrama of a porn star's exploitation isn't nearly painful enough. Read full review
30
VarietyRob NelsonApr 23, 2013
Reducing an immensely disturbing, politically byzantine tale to a series of cartoonish vignettes, this celeb-studded biopic squanders a gutsy performance by Amanda Seyfried. Read full review
25
IndieWireEric KohnApr 23, 2013
Just as the frequent cutaways from sexual activity tone down the titillation, Lovelace never garners the energy to construct a fully involving melodrama, rarely rising above Lifetime movie standards. Given the material, the irony here is that the filmmakers play it too safe. Read full review
12
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam NaymanAug 8, 2013
The scenes of Traynor threatening and battering his wife feel just as phony and unconvincing as the sunnier stuff that preceded them, partly because Sarsgaard – usually a fine and subtle actor – flies so over the top in his depiction of a creepy Svengali. Read full review
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