Loverboy

Miss Darling was to a very large extent in love with the idea of a perfect son, and not the boy himself. The nickname given to him, Loverboy, is her way of defining him, but one which Paul refuses to completely... Full review

I had never heard of this movie, but saw the description and decided to give it a try. Most of it was really cheesy. But a good bit of it was disturbing too. It's hard to believe that a woman would... Full review

I had never heard of this movie, but saw the description and decided to give it a try. Most of it was really cheesy. But a good bit of it was disturbing too. It's hard to believe that a woman would... Full review

Bipolar single mothers will enjoy this one fantasy, seperation from reality, sexualy permiscuous, doing things on a whim. All wrapped up into 90 minutes.... Full review

Bipolar single mothers will enjoy this one fantasy, seperation from reality, sexualy permiscuous, doing things on a whim. All wrapped up into 90 minutes.... Full review

i saw the previews and thought this movie was goin to be a take on the whole home schooling debate and weither or not a kid is ok with no dad.. but i was wrong. it turned into a dark twisted... Full review

i saw the previews and thought this movie was goin to be a take on the whole home schooling debate and weither or not a kid is ok with no dad.. but i was wrong. it turned into a dark twisted... Full review

Look, I know, yes, it was a little disturbing. But there are people like it. And, she DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH HIM!!!!! I loved it because !.) Kyra is a great actress and 2.) It was so thought provoking. I... Full review

Look, I know, yes, it was a little disturbing. But there are people like it. And, she DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH HIM!!!!! I loved it because !.) Kyra is a great actress and 2.) It was so thought provoking. I... Full review

this was the worst movie I have ever seen! The story made no sense at all. Kyra Sedgwick acting was terrible. I was actually mad at myself that I watched the whole thing. The little boy was very cute though.... Full review

The film is remarkably unsubtle and by-the-numbers....MDT With "Loverboy," actor-turned-filmmaker Kevin Bacon has come up with the right kind of vehicle to spotlight the talents of his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick..... ... Full Review

But the film, wanting nothing to do with either, beats a hasty retreat into the light and trite, mutating into a banal ode to thinking outside the box. Director Kevin Bacon and writer Hannah Shakespeare take Emily's foray into genetic engineering, for example - which could have added a pungently primal dimension to her urge to procreate - and play it for laughs in an early montage sequence that makes her into a tart. ... Full Review

Loverboy is handicapped from the start by an excessive amount of voice-over narration by Emily. By that time, I was so bummed by the film's cloying sentimentality and overall repulsiveness that my secret hope was for the goats to stop putting up with this nonsense and butt someone's ass. ... Full Review

And yet this laundry list of creative and technical blunders leaves out the film's most critical mistake, which is....Movies so rarely express any ambiguity about motherhood....it's remarkable how virtually every decision he makes as director of Loverboy is completely misguided.....a distracting cast of A-list actors fill out seemingly every minor role..... ... Full Review

So, as far as it goes, the film is entertaining, thanks largely to Kay's natural likability.....Tech credits are excellent for a limited budget, especially Nancy Schreiber's sensitive lensing and a lovely score by Kevin's brother Michael.....Good performances and a keen eye for period detail can't disguise the fact.... ... Full Review

Though it aspires to something a good deal more psychologically astute, "Loverboy," the feature directing debut of actor Kevin Bacon ("The Woodsman"), is really just a movie about a disturbed woman acting out badly. ... Full Article

Hard Candy (Lionsgate) -- Ice-blooded chiller about a potential pedophile and the turning of tables.( two commentaries, documentary, featurette, deleted scenes ) Loverboy (Universal) -- Smothery mother slowly turns creepy. ... Full Article

The '80s were a kind decade to this rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. As part of VH1 Classic/Legacy's We Are the '80s series (a collection of CDs trotting out the most influential artists of the decade), all of the... ... Full Article

Studio info: ThinkFilm, 86 mins. Kyra Sedgwick is long overdue for a great starring role on the silver screen, but the misguided Loverboy is not her Mr. ... Full Article

Obsession.What does it mean, why does it happen and why can't we stop it?I never asked Burger King to invent chicken fries, but now that they're here, those delicious little fried pieces of heaven have destroyed my life. ... Full Article

orking with Atom Egoyan has not done Kevin Bacon any favors.The bull's-eye around the actor's asshole was the "truth" about Egoyan's last film. In Loverboy , the actor's directorial debut, the truth about Kyra Sedgwick's character apparently has something... ... Full Article