Review of Endless Love (1981) by Mike N — 20 Feb 2014

The melodrama is so strong with this one but I can't help but like it in a guilty pleasure kinda way.

This review of Endless Love (1981) was written by Mike N on 20 Feb 2014.

Endless Love has generally received mixed reviews.

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The original Endless Love is so bonkers it scored Next Level on the Mantzoukas scale and immediately won a place in my heart alongside Mariah…

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By Bruce Ingram (70) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 13 Feb 2014

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 13 Feb 2014

Though Zefferelli’s version was trashy and downright nuts, at least it made you feel the love. This pallid replay just seems endless…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 13 Feb 2014

Directed by Shana Feste (“Country Strong”), this new Endless Love doesn’t have enough going on to make it memorably terrible: Banality…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 17 Feb 2014

It’s actually worse than the 1981 Franco Zeffirelli–Brooke Shields version — which is worse than being waterboarded but at least bears…

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As much as romantic movies have the same cliche's, the actors did superb but haven't we heard of the same father doesn't get along with boyfriend…

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By Laremy Legel (198) for Film.com (1,892) on 13 Feb 2014

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