The Face of Love
March 2014
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Liam Lacey
The Face of Love's story runs and blotches like cheap mascara.
Bruce Demara
Many are going to find the plot questionable and the protagonist's actions deplorable. But for those who've experienced loss and grief that seems irreparable, it is a film that will strike a deep...
Tom Long
Old age, romance, grief, delusion and desperation all intersect in "The Face of Love," a far-fetched tale that nevertheless manages to be affecting.
Moira MacDonald
What's mesmerizing here is what happens in Bening's eyes, in her complicated smiles, in her eloquent quiet.
Michael O'Sullivan
Bening and Harris are great actors, and they fill their roles as completely as they can, given the limitations of the soggy and implausible script by Matthew McDuffie and director Arie Posin.
Joe Williams
Like so much about this film, the finale hints at Hitchcock but settles for soap opera.
Critic reviews
Bruce Demara
Many are going to find the plot questionable and the protagonist's actions deplorable. But for those who've experienced loss and grief that seems irreparable, it is a film that will strike a deep...
Tom Long
Old age, romance, grief, delusion and desperation all intersect in "The Face of Love," a far-fetched tale that nevertheless manages to be affecting.
Moira MacDonald
What's mesmerizing here is what happens in Bening's eyes, in her complicated smiles, in her eloquent quiet.
Michael O'Sullivan
Bening and Harris are great actors, and they fill their roles as completely as they can, given the limitations of the soggy and implausible script by Matthew McDuffie and director Arie Posin.
Joe Williams
Like so much about this film, the finale hints at Hitchcock but settles for soap opera.
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Not terrible...but.. Ultimately forgettable. Very little meat and potatoes in this film at all. Everything you have ever seen in this film has already been done and better. Forgettable lines and zero chemistry. Robin Williams was in this but his part could have been played by anyone for this film. Tragic, that.
Cast and credits
Actors | Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams |
Producers | Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn |
Director | Arie Posin |
Writers | Arie Posin, Matthew McDuffie |
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Run time
92 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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