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The Trouble with Romance (2009)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:2

Rotten:9

Average Rating:3.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 27, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: Love and sex are on the menu and up for grabs in this bawdy indie comedy. TROUBLE WITH ROMANCE cuts between four couples at different junctures in their relationships as they examine the many... Love and sex are on the menu and up for grabs in this bawdy indie comedy. TROUBLE WITH ROMANCE cuts between four couples at different junctures in their relationships as they examine the many facets of love and try to find happiness. What connects them? They're all staying at the same Los Angeles hotel. [More]

Starring: David Eigenberg, Jordan Belfi, John Churchill, Josie Davis

Starring: David Eigenberg, Jordan Belfi, John Churchill, Josie Davis, Portia Dawson, Roger Fan, Valeria Hernandez, Emily Liu, Mitch Malem, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Judith Montgomery, Gariyaki Mutambirwa, Kip Pardue, Sheetal Sheth, Jennifer Siebel-Newsom

Director: Gene Rhee

Director: Gene Rhee
Screenwriter: Gene Rhee, Sharri Hefner, Mike Su
Producer: Emily Liu, Gene Rhee, Jennifer Siebel-Newsom
Composer: Daniel Cage

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Very little that anyone here says, or does, has the slightest connection to any known reality, and if a film is going to perform an autopsy on love, the corpse should at least be recognizable.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/06/09
John Anderson
John Anderson
Variety
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Often drags with poorly developed characters, awkward pacing and stilted dialogue that has no new or refreshing insights about love, romance or modern relationships.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
02/28/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Adds nothing new or fresh to our understanding of sexual politics.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
02/27/09
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Omnibus Hell, decidedly not romantic, and reaching an absolute nadir with a scatological sequence to (hopefully) end them all.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/27/09
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

An airless, fragmented feature that's been kicking around since 2007.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/27/09
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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Ever fast-forward through a late-night cable romance just to get to the good parts? This amateurish relationship dramedy features all the stuff you'd skip, and nothing else.

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02/26/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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If He’s Just Not That Into You is a film for women who want to be lied to, then The Trouble with Romance offers a conniving counterpoint for men.

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02/26/09
Anna King
Anna King
Time Out New York

The performances are convincing, and director Gene Rhee does a good job of outlining the messiness of human affections here, showing how we don't always know what we really want or how to get it.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/26/09
Fred Camper
Fred Camper
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This unsexy quirky quartet of talky tales, is a mixed bag of fantasy stranger sex in a threesome with Frisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, um, selling her seat no less, elevator existentialism, and all around bad relationship karma.

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02/26/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

The roaring void of talent doesn't stop.

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02/24/09
Nick Pinkerton
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice
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A Cinemax skin flick without the skin.

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02/24/09
Nick Schager
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