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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertShe's So Lovely does not depict choices most audiences will condone, or even understand, but the film is not boring, and has the dread hypnotic appeal of a slowly developing traffic accident (in which we think there will probably be no fatalities).
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliShe's So Lovely isn't a flawless production, but it's a fitting tribute to John Cassavetes, and a reminder of the many ways that a woman can be under the influence.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleConsidering that most movies, even today, don't present a woman's romantic or sexual behavior in anything other than a spirit of judgment, She's So Lovely has to be regarded as something unique.
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAt once grittily realistic and hopelessly romantic, She's So Lovely walks a fine line between artiness and pretension, and to its credit, it seldom falters.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIn all, She's So Lovely is second-best Cassavetes but still one of late summer's more adventurous releases, helped by strong performances from its talented stars and from the great Rowlands in a minor role.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe film has been clobbered with complaints: John Cassavetes, Rowlands and their frequent co-star Peter Falk would have played these roles better; the script is old hat; the improvisatorial style smacks of self-indulgence masked as raw truth. Blah, blah, blah. The detractors should shut up and drink their beer or at least accept She’s So Lovely for what it is: a gift.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe beat-up poetry, soused look and bad habits of She's So Lovely are often dated. The showy bravado is not.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserDirector Cassavetes may want to cut back on the slow-motion stuff, but he's unquestionably a talent.
- 60VarietyEmanuel LevyVarietyEmanuel LevyWriter John Cassavetes wants to show that there’s nothing like the purity of first love, but he doesn’t provide his triangle sufficient psychological motivation to ground their otherwise erratic behavior. The script feels incomplete, and is further marred by a missing third act and a lack of discernible point of view.
- 50Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithIn essence, the artistic failure of She's So Lovely is traceable to a single, supremely ironic fact: For a story by a writer with so much professed faith in the power of truth to bubble up out of apparent chaos, there's hardly anything here that feels recognizably true.