Review of Love Story (1959) by Anthony I — 31 Jul 2015
"Love means never having to say you're sorry.". Supposed to be romantic, but in reality, sounds absolutely ridiculous. Love Story is the first gushy, mushy rom-com with a terrible ending.
What I can say, positively, is the chemistry between Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. They play people that are hardly relatable, but their language of love is universal. Ali MacGraw is nearly the best thing about the picture.
First of all, tell me she wasn't incredibly beautiful back in those days. The writing is also clever, in a Cameron Crowe kind of way.. despite allowing you to hate Ivy leaguers more than you already do.
It suffers by being what it truly is. Along with one of the most annoying soundtracks of all time. "Theme from Love Story" is nails on a chalkboard bad. What you need to know, most importantly, is that time hasn't treated "Love Story" kindly, despite being so familiar and lovely in parts.
This review of Love Story (1959) was written by Anthony I on 31 Jul 2015.
Love Story has generally received positive reviews.
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