Who Do You Love
International Film Circuit | Release Date: April 9, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Boxoffice MagazinePam Grady
For the most part, though, Who Do You Love does a marvelous job of recreating the times and the music and, most of all, of bringing to life this behind-the-scenes giant of the music business. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Who Do You Love, directed by Broadway veteran Jerry Zaks, pays attention to the music but to its credit pays even more attention to the actors and story. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn Anderson
Ultimately an entertaining story about a deeply lonely man. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Nostalgia and blues buffs who missed that lively film ("Cadillac Records") could do worse than this entertaining, if sometimes slight, revisit directed by Broadway veteran Jerry Zaks. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Sitting on the shelf since 2008, when it was muscled out of the marketplace by "Cadillac Records," Sony's glossy, star-studded movie about Leonard. But it's clearly the better movie, earthier, wittier, and more intimate in its treatment of America's racial divide in the 1950s. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
As Leonard, Nivola isn’t bad, which is good, since the entire movie revolves around him. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I think more edge is needed, more reality about the racial situation at the time, more insight into how and why R&B and rock ’n’ roll actually did forever transform societies in America and the world. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Has neither the star power nor the epic sense of itself that infused “Cadillac Records,” the 2008 film on the same subject. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Works best when it isn’t about freezing time and explaining moments in pop-music history, but is instead about guys playing music together. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
There isn't anything especially wrong with Who Do You Love but there's nothing here that cries out to be seen, either. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/who_do_you_love_VZgyGvsv0ruc9teHrzQIlJ#ixzz0kcaj8Mwl Read full review
40
Time OutDavid Fear
Even if you can miraculously avoid comparing this take on rock & roll record maker Leonard Chess (Nivola) to 2008’s similar Cadillac Records, Jerry Zaks’s lukewarm biopic still won’t get your fingers snapping; it’d be a runt in any litter. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The music will keep you in your seat, but there's so much more to this story. If only they'd gotten it right the second time around. Read full review
10
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
Goes from awful to insufferable. Read full review
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