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| Jan 08, 2002DVD Talk
There's something comfortable and old-fashioned about this remake of "Love Affair" that helps the picture to smoothly move forward, but the two leads never quite connect, in my opinion.
Final Thoughts : Hardcore romantics may find "Love Affair" an enjoyable effort and a title worthy of adding to their collection - at Warner's low retail price, it may be worthy of consideration.
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| Jan 06, 2002DVD Talk
Love Affair isn't as execrable as Town and Country, (though it only made about $5 million in the U.S. off of its $18 million-plus budget) nor is it as potentially defensible as Ishtar.
As one watches Love Affair, often while squirming, usually while hoping that everything would just speed up, the viewer realizes that the essence of a love story is that the main characters be likable.
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| Oct 21, 1994Washington Post
But from the evidence of this handsome yet surprisingly insubstantial film, affection turns out to be a rather tepid motive for making a movie.
But for all of its old-fashioned discretion, the movie lacks vitality.
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| Oct 21, 1994Washington Post
Together, they make beautiful music.
Bening, a perky breath of fresh air, falls for Beatty, the well-known, aging predator.
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Chicago Sun-Times
You have to be in the right mood to enjoy movies like this.
There are scenes in the movie - including Beatty and Bening walking across a vast, lush green meadow - that are so radiant your jaw drops open.
Or maybe they put you in the mood.
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Austin Chronicle
And, to the credit of Leo McCarey, who directed the first Love Affair as well as its initial remake -- 1957's An Affair to Remember starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant -- the dialogue plays well in 1994.
Chances are good that this will be her last film appearance, and the audience I watched Love Affair with breathed an audible sigh when she walked into the frame.
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