The Look of Love Reviews

Movie Reviews

• this is a shallow but watchable movie

  by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]

• the unavoidable flickers of Alan Partridge often shine through, but that doesn't hinder Coogan from being an excellent, avuncular guide for this tour through the life of a man once dubbed The King of Soho

  by Simon Reynolds [Digital Spy ]

• the movie doesn't make any of this seem particularly attractive or even especially sexy

  by Stephen Holden [New York Times ]

• Steve Coogan's performance is consistently amusing, but the poignant dimensions the director appears to be seeking don't quite come together

  by David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter ]

• maybe if screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh had focused on a briefer period in Raymond's hyper-lucrative career instead of flipping through nearly three dozen years of highlights - and some low points - the story would have felt more pointed and urgent

  by Gary Goldstein [Los Angeles Times ]

• and it is ultimately more compelling as a long, colorful look at Swinging London in the 1960s than as autobiographical drama

  by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]

• an entertaining and ultimately powerfully emotional biopic with a strong script and terrific performances from a superb cast

  by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon ]

• a solid, straightforward biopic about a fascinating individual and his destructive relationships, with strong performances and a healthy sense of naffness

  by Dan Jolin [Empire Magazine ]

• "The Look of Love" feels somewhat superficial

  by Dennis Harvey [Variety ]
• Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]

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