Hard Luck Love Song

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Hard Luck Love Song
Hard Luck Love Song.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustin Corsbie
Written byJustin Corsbie
Craig Ugoretz
Story byJustin Corsbie
Based onJust Like Old Times
by Todd Snider
Produced byJustin Corsbie
Allison Smith
Douglas Matejka
Starring Michael Dorman
Sophia Bush
Dermot Mulroney
Eric Roberts
Brian Sacca
Melora Walters
RZA
CinematographyJas Shelton
Music byThe Blair Brothers
Production
companies
Synthetic Pictures
Dime Box Entertainment
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Release dates
  • October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)(Austin)
  • October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)(United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$69,496 [1]

Hard Luck Love Song is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Corsbie in his feature directorial debut and starring Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, Eric Roberts, Brian Sacca, Melora Walters and RZA. It is based on the song "Just Like Old Times" by Todd Snider. [2]

Contents

It was released in limited release of October 15, 2021. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from film critics.

Cast

Casting

Dorman and Bush were cast as the leads of the film on July 16, 2018. [3] Mulroney and Walters were cast in the film on July 23, 2018. [4]

Release

The film premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 24, 2020. [5]

On July 19, 2021, Roadside Attractions acquired the distribution rights to the film and set it for a October 15, 2021 release. [6]

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews from IndieWire, the Los Angeles Times , Texas Monthly , The Hollywood Reporter and Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes received 42% based on 24 reviews with average of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Well-acted but fatally self-indulgent, Hard Luck Love Song is ultimately less cinematic than the Todd Snider song that inspired it." [7] Metacritic reported a weighted average of 56 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [8]

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