Love Story
critic Reviews
, 63% Fresh Tomatometer Score- Earnest and determined to make audiences swoon, Love Story is an unabashed tearjerker that will capture hearts when it isn't inducing eye rolls.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStefan KanferTIME Magazine
Ryan O'Neal gives the character of the neon scion a warmth and vulnerability entirely missing from the bestseller.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWilliam ThomasEmpire Magazine
MacGraw never could act her way out of a paper bag, but she dies very prettily, cuing Oscar winning violins and O'Neal's Big Scene.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVariety StaffVariety
Love Story is an excellent film.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGeoff AndrewTime Out
Dated before it was made.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVincent CanbyNew York Times
The only really depressing thing about Love Story is the thought of all of the terrible imitations that will inevitably follow it.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRoger EbertChicago Sun-Times
Hiller earns our emotional response because of the way he's directed the movie.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRachel WagnerRachel's Reviews (YouTube)
Some love stories just don't hold up well
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreZita ShortInSession Film
The production values here are not very strong as the imagery is bland and unmemorable, the costumes don’t tell you anything about the characters and the production designers seemingly forgot what it was like to be a university student.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJames KendrickQ Network Film Desk
It wears its heart on its sleeve and makes no apologies (remember what love means ...), and more than anything that is what audiences responded to then and continue to respond to today.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
The impact of Love Story cannot be overstated. Yet despite its touchstone status, it's not a particularly good film.
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