Telling You | |
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Directed by | Robert DeFranco |
Written by | Denis Flood Marc Palmieri |
Produced by | Christopher DeFranco David DuPuy |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mark Doering-Powell |
Edited by | Jonathan Cates Louis F. Cioffi |
Music by | Sean Hall Russ Landau Tom Romero |
Production company | |
Distributed by | CineTel Films Miramax |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Telling You, also known as Love Sucks, is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Robert DeFranco, and starring Peter Facinelli, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Lillard and Dash Mihok. It was distributed by Miramax. Its filming location finds place in North Hollywood. It was released on August 7, 1998.
Two college graduates find themselves back home in Long Island stuck behind the counter of a pizza parlor and frustrated about their life's perspectives, while their friends move on, struggle to find a new direction for their lives. [1]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics. [2]
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it "really boring in an extremely earnest fashion." Rabin warned that it "is not, as its box would somewhat dishonestly indicate, a Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicle. It is, instead, a laughless, irritatingly earnest comedy-drama about ..." the characters played by Mihok and Facinelli. Rabin said Hewitt and Lillard have little more than cameos but credits Lillard for giving the film what little spark it has. [3]
Kathleen Craughwell of The L.A. Times said it "is pleasant enough and the production values are as good as any studio film. But the characters and what happens to them...just aren't as interesting as these actors, and their audience, deserve." [4]
Variety said "the film lacks the punch, craft or insight to reach a wide audience". [5]
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