Review of A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) by Caroline O — 17 Feb 2007

Unforgetable characters! They stole my heart in a split of a second...

This review of A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) was written by Caroline O on 17 Feb 2007.

A Love Song for Bobby Long has generally received positive reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Jun 2017

The movie tries for tragedy and reaches only pathos, but then Bobby lost his chance to be a tragic hero by living this long in the first place…

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By Joan L (21) on 15 Sep 2012

One of the good movies I have seen.. I love this movie.. Gabriel Macht is good in here. Per the role, he is not as fit as I'd liked…

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By Dawn H (179) on 28 Sep 2017

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By Stephanie J (257) on 21 Feb 2014

The poor rating from the critics should tell you how good this movie is!! In my opinion this is John Travolta's best performance ever…

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By Karrie H (2) on 05 Aug 2012

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By Anna L (514) on 29 Sep 2013

Beautiful pictures, nice music and good quotes..., the film takes us to New Orleans/…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 07 Apr 2012

The result is an exercise in emoting that features one of the worst Southern accents in recent memory and does about as much to establish the…

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By Nancy S (170) on 23 Apr 2014

I love the movie!! Seen at least 10 times…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Apr 2014

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