Review of A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) by Roberto K — 15 Aug 2008

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This review of A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) was written by Roberto K on 15 Aug 2008.

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

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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 Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 13 Aug 2017

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By Jimmie W (14) on 23 Feb 2014

Entertaining, John is always an excellent believable actor…

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By Angelyn L (9) on 12 Sep 2012

I'm a big fan of John Travolta films, and this one his performance was great. I like the southern sweetness of his character…

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By Antonio B (147) on 22 Jul 2018

John Travolta excels in his role as an alcoholic ex-professor. The constant quotes of great writers makes the movie real…

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By Sebastian H (312) on 20 Sep 2012

I just watched Love Song For Bobby Long I didn't think it was a great movie but it was worth watching…

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By Hannah H (294) on 30 Mar 2011

It's nice to see John Travolta actually digging into a role, especially after crap like Swordfish and (shudder) Basic…

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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 Gabriel A (390) on 18 Jun 2015

Matt Atchity, This is a great deep cut for Carolla. Bald may have skipped this winner…

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

Maybe they should have called A Love Song for Bobby Long something more appropriately descriptive, such as When Actors Imitating Southern Characters…

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