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05/28/03
Down With Love (2003)
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Reviews Counted:165
Fresh:98
Rotten:67
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Looks great, but Zellweger and McGregor have no chemistry together, and the self-satisfied, knowing tone grates.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: DOWN WITH LOVE is an old-fashioned romantic comedy with a twist, starring "Chicago's" Oscar-nominated Renee Zellweger and "Moulin Rouge's" Ewan McGregor. Putting a hip spin on the golden age of the... [More]
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Paulson
Director: Peyton Reed
Reviews for Down With Love
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05/27/03
Top CriticStay through the credits for the song and dance number by McGregor and Zellweger. It is the best thing in ["Down with Love"]...
05/27/03
Down With Love’s recreation of an older movie genre is little more than a stunt. However, it’s a stunt filled with fun and a seemingly endless supply of wit.
05/26/03
like a strawberry shortcake made with frozen fruit and artificial sweetener - it doesn't look quite right and has a plastic aftertaste, but it's better than no dessert at all.
05/25/03
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05/25/03
I think it compares favorably with Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back in its well-timed gags and verbal dexterity.
05/23/03
The same kind of artless, airless studio product as the Hudson/Day films and will no doubt age just as badly.
05/23/03
begins to sizzle at about the halfway point
05/23/03
After 10 minutes of getting poked in the ribs with every shot, I thought, 'Is it going to be like this for 90 minutes?'
05/23/03
Visually, it’s a sweet treat. But retro eye-candy alone just doesn’t leave you feeling satisfied.
05/23/03
Oh, for the days when the cads wore tuxes, had delicious accents, and were as all-around scrumptious as Ewan McGregor.
05/23/03
A buoyant, witty, and thoroughly charming film that brings you back to a 1963 that we can only wish existed
05/22/03
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05/22/03
Top CriticAnd this one should be the sleeper hit of the year, the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" of this summer, the "Sleepless in Seattle" romantic comedy with an edge
05/22/03
Screwball romantic comedy lovingly made in the style of Doris Day and Rock Hudson comedies of the 1950s and 1960s.
05/22/03
Those of us who have made motion pictures a passion will find extra joy in all the little cinematic in-jokes.
05/21/03
We want to love it, but like a Rock Hudson rake, we keep finding fault in its allure. We want to hate it, but like Doris Day, we finally can't say no.
05/21/03
Top CriticDirector Peyton Reed delights in the candy-colored possibilities of the soundstage sets and outlandish fashions.
05/21/03
I'm not sure I can retrieve the words required to describe how colossally awful this movie is.
05/20/03
Latest News for Down With Love
July 25, 2007:
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September 15, 2005:
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