Review of Lover (1992) by Norberto C — 05 Feb 2009

It's an okay movie, but I don't think it's great. Worth watching but completely overrated.

This review of Lover (1992) was written by Norberto C on 05 Feb 2009.

Lover has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Lover

Review of Lover (1992)

By Dave J (1,987) on 11 Jan 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 (1992) The Lover DRAMA Like The Piano and other drama films, if a film contains something I can't see myself reading…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 01 Feb 2018

Undercut by an air of self-congratulatory pomposity that the film is way too insubstantial to support…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Lazara C (144) on 07 Dec 2010

The details in this film are so tragic and beautiful, as is their love affair. The tempo is perfect…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Anna P (272) on 14 Mar 2010

This movie is very accurate for what it portrays. The sexual tension between the two starting the relationship is brilliant…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Melissa C (412) on 31 Mar 2010

This movie was a bit cliche and sort of repeats itself a lot... the end pulls through with a bang.. overall worth a see if you like foreign dramas…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Vassili B (10) on 18 May 2012

Emotional! Extraordinary!... the lover and the young woman made a great aura throughout the whole movie. Acting is great and realistic…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Magdalena L (18) on 15 Nov 2010

Really good movie! Super sensual but also thought provoking on many levels and so very sad... Saw it 3 times and loved it each time…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Don S (1,504) on 02 Jul 2011

Well told story, nicely acted. The pacing is a bit slow, and the characters are not as deep as they should be (some are merely caricatures)…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Katie F (151) on 27 Mar 2012

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly says, one more movie that titillates us with the prospect of taking sex seriously and then dampens…

Read Review

Review of Lover (1992)

By Gabi B (214) on 28 Aug 2010

It's kinnda similar with 9,5 weeks but in the same time really different…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Norberto C

Review of Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

By Norberto C (4) on 24 Jan 2009

I hate to be one of those read the book! It's better! people, but read the book, it's better…

Read Review

Review of Death at a Funeral (2010)

By Norberto C (4) on 28 Feb 2011

Unnecessary' is probably the best single word description of Neil LaBute's Death at a Funeral…

Read Review

Review of Ben-Hur (1959)

By Norberto C (4) on 30 Aug 2011

Its a classic, obviously its doing something right…

Read Review

More Reviews by Norberto C

Popular Movies Right Now

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Lover

1992

61%236 Reviews

Still Alice

2014

76%799 Reviews

if....

1968

77%480 Reviews

Roll Bounce

2005

64%339 Reviews

Sunshine State

2002

63%108 Reviews

Besieged

1998

71%58 Reviews

Total Recall

1990

74%769 Reviews

Neighboring Sounds

2012

74%11 Reviews

Geostorm

2017

42%719 Reviews

Happy Together

1997

75%12 Reviews