Review of Book of Love (2004) by Sweetoil Man N — 08 Jul 2008

Meh... can't believe it got selected for sundance!

This review of Book of Love (2004) was written by Sweetoil Man N on 08 Jul 2008.

Book of Love has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Walter M (1,360) on 18 Feb 2006

This was a waste of 83 minutes. I thought that it would be an interesting character study, but in the end it failed to go anywhere…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 18 Feb 2004

So thick with a contrived laughability that your only recourse is to start believing that you're watching a comedy…

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By Julio B (87) on 22 Sep 2010

Acting is solid but quite confused about Gregory Smith's character…

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By Private U (13,627) on 07 Jul 2007

This story was very interesting..it wasn't the best plot, but it caught my attention…

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By Miguel G (277) on 04 Sep 2011

Book of Love was Nominated for an award at the Sundance Film Festival although its a low budget movie…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 24 Dec 2008

I rented this for Simon Baker because I really like him in the Mentalist BUT this wasn't worth my time…

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By Latoya W (38) on 20 Jun 2007

Interesting story with Gregory Smith as a teen who has an affair with a married woman, only to be attacked by her husband at Disneyworld…

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