Love Stinks

1999

Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 19% · 47 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 5751 5.8K

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Director

Jeff Franklin Photo
Jeff Franklin

Top cast

Jason Bateman Photo
Jason Bateman as Jesse Travis
Ivana Milicevic Photo
Ivana Milicevic as Amber
John O'Hurley Photo
John O'Hurley as Walter Drooz
Rachel Winfree Photo
Rachel Winfree as Dental Assistant
480p.DVD
830.46 MB
640*352
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Mightymace 7 / 10

Had to defend this movie...

I have never commented on a film on IMDb, but felt obliged to register so I could post a comment and defend this film. I did it because I have to say that it's one of my personal favorites. I do admit that this was not made to be a masterpiece. It is a "guilty pleasure" type movie, as it is awfully silly, but has some extremely funny parts in it. There are two things the film has that make it special. First, once it gets going (which takes about 15 minutes), it has pretty much continuous hilarious jokes that are unique and well-written. Second, it has a great surprise ending that makes it memorable. So, again, sure it's silly and a bit cliché at times, but it isn't for the Oscars. It's for watching something funny on a Wednesday night. It is probably a bit more of a guy movie than a girl movie, but not by much. Both sides get it pretty well in this one. If you appreciate humor, you will most certainly laugh and possibly very hard. So, if you feel a bit frisky, give it a try...you may just find a new favorite guilty pleasure.
Reviewed by braddy 7 / 10

I was surprised by this movie!

I reluctantly rented this only on my daughter's recommendation. I have never been impressed by French Stewart's acting ability, but he came through very well. Bridgette Wilson and her acting performance, however, stole the show! Bravo to her and the movie's overall humor!
Reviewed by Myrzan 6 / 10

A uneven but worthwhile watch

Firstly I'd like to mention, that this movie is a rather over-the-top and not very intelligent or realistic comedy containing rude/insulting humour (looking at the rating many would probably call it just stupid) mainly about a woman who turns into a quite she-Satan when the well-off man she has sinked her claws on refuses to marry her. If that sounds like it will make you feel bad don't watch this, go have a glass of milk and some cookies instead.After seeing 'Love Stinks' I thought it probably hasn't got a very good rating here because of bashing from some ferocious feminists and other people who take themselves and things in general too seriously. However when I checked the ratings (which weren't very high as expected) I saw that women didn't in general give lower points than men which was a pleasant surprise. I guess there are more than few women who can take even a little provocative joke after all.The reason why I expected women to bash this movie is that it portrays many women as either rather bimbo-like (many of the side characters) or manipulative control freaks (especially the main character and also to some extent her woman friend).The main plot revolves around Chelsea and Seth who meet at a party. Chelsea is the bridesmaid and Seth is the.. umm.. 'groomsmaid' at their friends wedding (can't remember the real word at the moment, bad English, sorry, if u want to make a complaint please make it in finnish ;)). They get together and for a while things are OK. Then Chelsea decides she wants to get married and starts plotting on how to get what she wants. At first it seems to work but then Seth starts to get worried and jumps on the brakes. When he determinedly refuses to propose to her Chelsea goes slightly mad and tries to rip Seths life apart, which leads to quite a war between the two.Someone compared this to the 'War of Roses' and I also think the two are a bit similar. The War of Roses is a little better I think, Love Stinks is bit like War of Roses with a screwball twist.I gave this movie a rating of 6 due to it being a bit uneven (there are few moments that are in my opinion a bit boring or stupid). However I would recommend seeing this because the funny parts are quite funny. There's a farting in bed - scene for example that has been circling in the net (Feeder on fire! Incoming..! ;).
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