Tries hard to be endearingly eccentric but crashes in a web of its own convolution.
Comment
09/26/05
When Will I Be Loved (2004)
33 %
Reviews Counted: 70 Fresh: 23 Rotten:47 Average Rating: 4.7/10
Consensus:
Neve Campbell bares all in this seemingly misogynistic trifle.
Runtime: 81 mins
Synopsis: "When Will I Be Loved" is a hip, scintillating, post-feminist film that takes a classic Hollywood form . that of leading lady as black widow -- and brings it edgy new life. James Toback, a writer and director known for provocative explorations of race and gender relations in films such as... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Neve Campbell, Fred Weller, Dominic Chianese, Karen Allen, Barry Primus
Reviews
Campbell is clearly having a great time with such a duplicitous, multi-layered character and as a result, it's her sexiest performance to date.
09/24/05
If you're looking for something hip, brisk and sexy, then this is a pretty decent proposal.
09/20/05
Top Critic
Despite the fact that the central character is a very strong woman, the film is essentially a male fantasy.
09/18/05
The slapdash plot, paper-thin characters, misogynist undertones, and mechanical crosscutting are all soft-core standbys.
02/12/08
Not in the foreseeable future, that's when, assuming your name is James Toback and you insist on making phonily provocative movies.
08/16/07
Many viewers will be turned off by this depraved look inside the darkest corners of one filmmaker's psyche, but I found it refreshing and quite daring.
05/26/06
The most disturbing aspect is that Vera’s selfish introversion doesn’t require dramatic exaggeration; the extent of her greed is common enough to almost pass unnoticed.
03/01/05
As desnecessárias participações especiais irritam um pouco, mas as fascinantes conversas entre Vera e seus admiradores salvam o filme.
12/08/04
The story behind this deeply explicit drama often falls short -- in fact, it's arguable if there even is a story -- but the quality of its words keeps it fresh and compelling.
10/28/04
Careening and indulgent... a triple-loose oration on gender, power, wealth and age that asserts its points without ever owning them.
10/05/04
Mr. Weller's Ford Welles attains a new extreme of self-loathing on Mr. Toback's part: This compulsive chain-talker has even less charm, substance, dignity or wit than any of his self-hating predecessors.
10/01/04
The opening and closing nude scenes serve no purpose in the story except to sell tickets - Neve, you've been pimped.
09/26/04
This is an old and familiar tune in fiction, but, like the modern musicians he admires, Toback has sampled, rearranged and given new life to the song.
09/24/04
Most atrocious movies build into their badness, as lacks of talent, ideas, self-confidence, or a total hatred of an audience, are revealed. This one gets it out of the way up front and never looks back.
09/24/04
Collapses under the weight of its own pretension, a victim of misogyny trying to pass itself off as female sexual empowerment.
09/24/04
Like a jazz solo that touches familiar themes on its way to a triumphant and unexpected conclusion.
09/24/04
Top CriticRelated Forums
MPAA ALERT: "WWIBL" Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, & language ...
by: Real Boba 1/5/05
by: Real Boba 1/5/05
Pictures
Trailers & Clips
When Will I Be Loved Trailer
Watch Now >>
Watch Now >>
Around the Network
• When Will I Be Loved at Rotten Tomatoes
• When Will I Be Loved at IGN
• When Will I Be Loved at AskMen
• When Will I Be Loved at IGN
• When Will I Be Loved at AskMen
IGN RSS Feeds