Release
It premiered in August 1998 with a special screening at the studio lot of Paramount Pictures (who would later acquire the rights to Telling You and all other Miramax films in 2020). [3]
Home video
In 1999, the film was released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [4] with a DVD following on June 27, 2000. [5] In the United Kingdom (Region 2) the film was released on DVD under the title Love Sucks!
In 2010, Miramax was sold by The Walt Disney Company (their owners since 1993), with the studio being taken over by private equity firm Filmyard Holdings that same year. [6] Filmyard sublicensed the home video rights for several Miramax titles to Echo Bridge Entertainment. On June 5, 2012, Echo Bridge reissued the film on DVD with new artwork. [7] Miramax was then taken over by Qatari company beIN Media Group during March 2016. [8] In April 2020, ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Skydance) acquired the rights to Miramax's library, after buying a 49% stake in the studio from beIN. [9] Paramount Pictures has distributed Telling You since April 2020, [10] [11] and they released a high definition print of the film for digital platforms on March 29, 2024. [11]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics. [12]
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. [13]
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." [14]
Variety said "the film lacks the punch, craft or insight to reach a wide audience". [15]
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