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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie morphs into a deconstructed remake of "Indecent Exposure" and it's downright riveting, with Campbell doing her best acting to date.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasFar from a complete success: It takes too long to get to its central premise and, once there, too often meanders away from it. But Campbell is close to astonishing whenever she's onscreen.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanMore wacky than wack.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA ripe psychosexual compost heap of a drama that emits a provocative scent of rot and nonsense.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasBeyond the "hell hath no fury" angle that overlays the story, When Will I Be Loved amounts to nothing more than another repository for kinky Tobackisms: Seen one (and the one to see remains 1978's Fingers), seen them all.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe structure of When Will I Be Loved seems deliberately flimsy, and many of its details don't add up. But as a contemporary fable about getting and spending in the new gilded age, When Will I Be Loved strikes a chord that echoes.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerCampbell's performance is attuned to the extremes of unnerving calm and intensely erotic; unlike the pic, she pulls it off.
- With its improvisatory tone and loose, rambling structure, which often approaches a total breakdown of coherence, the story takes about half an hour to emerge.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA slim idea for a pulp-fiction short story padded out to 81 minutes with random encounters and celebrity sightings.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWhen Will I Be Loved would rate no stars except for Campbell's brave, totally committed performance -- which deserves a far better movie than this.