Review of The Look of Love (2013) by Greg W — 01 Jan 2017

Good bio-pic about the UK's Hugh Hefner.

This review of The Look of Love (2013) was written by Greg W on 01 Jan 2017.

The Look of Love has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Rochelle Siemienowicz (68) for The Big Issue (Australia) (5) on 14 Aug 2017

If [Michael Winterbottom] wanted to drain the Soho smut industry of all nostalgic glamour and fun, then he's succeeded…

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By Curtis Woloschuk (51) for Willamette Week (516) on 22 Jul 2013

It's a case of fourth time unlucky for frequent collaborators Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan. Well, uninspired might be more accurate…

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By Paul G (835) on 02 Sep 2013

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 23 Mar 2014

Biopic of the entrepreneur Paul Raymond, the richest man in the UK of his time, he owned loads of real state but he was famous for his Soho…

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By Bill Stamets (145) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Jul 2013

In his press notes, Winterbottom adds: “We didn’t make the moral too obvious, or too heavy-handed.” And they don’t…

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By Gareth M (330) on 14 Feb 2014

Coogan is fine and the humour subtle. It just isn't very interesting or entertaining…

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By Toni S (459) on 31 Aug 2013

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By Heather M (2,904) on 20 Mar 2014

This was a dark story full of nudity and promiscuous behavior. I am not sure that it was necessary for me to waste my time in this one…

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By Bruno V (991) on 12 Jul 2014

It could have been a very good movie, sex, drug and money during the 60s, 70s and 80s in London, the cast is good, but in the end this is just…

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By Stephen C (1,119) on 02 Sep 2013

Wow Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom have come massively unstuck here with a biopic that just fails to engage on any level…

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