Love Object 2004

Critics score:
42 / 100

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Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: While some pedestrian camerawork and spotty acting from supporting players deflate Love Object, it has enough juice -- and a surprising twist -- to keep fans of the slow-burn horror genre enthralled. Read more

Los Angeles Times: Droll and modestly creepy horror film. Read more

Houston Chronicle: Read more

Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: All the student-film hallmarks are here: deep-think pretentiousness, annoyingly arty camera-work, cardboard-cutout characters and robotic dialogue. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: What's missing is any sense of why such a handsome man is afraid of women. That makes the premise hard to swallow, especially since Harrington is too commanding to be a believable dweeb. Read more

Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: It may have some glaring flaws, but it is certainly one of the more interesting romances to hit the big screen in recent years. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: The patina of witty satire eventually gives way to a gratuitous sadism that makes this sordid story feel like a fraud. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Robert Parigi shows a kicky sense of humor in this brisk low-budget film, and ably creates a smirking menace. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie reaches with increasing desperation toward humor and grisly sadism, and the mood is broken. Read more

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: What might have been a commentary on the objectification of women becomes an unrestrained forum for twisted ideas of sexuality. Read more

David Rooney, Variety: Read more

Joshua Land, Village Voice: Utilizes horror movie jolts to plumb male control-freakishness. Read more

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post: The sort of clumsy undertaking that trips up everyone and everything in it. Read more