[10], "Allentown Journal; True Love, True Life, And Truly Bizarre - New York Times", "I Love You to Death Movie Review (1990)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Love_You_to_Death&oldid=974609877, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 August 2020, at 23:39. I Love You to Death is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring an ensemble cast featuring Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, William Hurt, and Keanu Reeves. Joey manages to catch her and in the janitors' closet they reveal their love with some intimacy, much to Devo's dismay and the surprise of Rosalie's mother. Lifetime describes the movie as “inspired by a true story” and a “shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a … [9], Roger Ebert describes the film as "an actor's dream" but isn't quite so sure it is a dream film for an audience. A mother and daughter's tumultuous relationship turns fatal. [6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100 based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Love You to Death is a 2019 film that aired on Lifetime. They also hire two incompetent, perpetually stoned hit-men, cousins Harlan and Marlon James (William Hurt and Keanu Reeves). Ebert suggests Kasdan was attracted to the script because it seems almost impossible to direct, and although he is not sure it succeeds, it is certainly not boring. Inspired by a true story, “Love You to Death” is a shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder. [2][5], I Love You to Death received mixed reviews. Their marriage seems a typical one until Rosalie discovers in the public library that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, and with multiple women. Directed by Alex Kalymnios. “Love You To Death,” which premieres on Jan. 26, promises to feature a similar mother-daughter relationship. This Saturday, Lifetime debuts its latest TV movie which documents the facts behind a brutal murder. Camile (Oscar® winner Marcia Gay Harden, “50 Shades” features, “Code Black,” “Point Blank”) and Esme (Emily Skeggs, “Miseducation of … Joey is taken to the hospital, and Rosalie, her mother, Devo, and the James cousins are arrested. With Marcia Gay Harden, Tate Donovan, Heather Doerksen, Emily Skeggs. When Marlon's cowardice stops him from being present at Joey's murder, Harlan shoots Joey through the chest, missing the intended target of the heart. The screenplay by John Kostmayer[3] is loosely based on an attempted murder that happened in 1983, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Frances Toto repeatedly tried to kill her husband, Anthony. Rosalie does not want to allow Joey the pleasure of having every woman he wants, so she refuses divorce. After meeting Rosalie again, he asks her to take him back, but still offended, she runs out. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% based on reviews from 25 critics. Even though Rosalie poisons Joey with sleeping pills, he simply gets a stomach cramp, and dismisses it as a virus. [4] She spent four years in prison for attempted murder and was released in 1988.[4]. Eventually a convict at the local commissary reveals their plan, and when the police arrive they find the wounded Joey in some pain. [7] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade C on scale of A to F.[8], Jonathan Rosenbaum, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, described the film as a "fair-to-middling black comedy" and that "although the pacing is sluggish in spots, people with a taste for acting as impersonation will enjoy some of the scenery chewing—especially by Plowright, Kline, and Hurt". He praises Ullman for her performance, noting it is all the more effective against the overtly comic performance of Kline. Lifetime has never shied away from dark, twisted real-life stories, and this Saturday's Love You to Death is no exception. They then ask Devo to come over and shoot Joey, but Devo looks away and only ends up wounding Joey behind the ear. Joey Boca (Kevin Kline) is the owner of a pizza parlor located in Tacoma, Washington, and has been married to Rosalie (Tracey Ullman) for years. The film earned $4 million on its opening weekend and grossed over $16 million in North America. I Love You to Death is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring an ensemble cast featuring Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, William Hurt, and Keanu Reeves. Taking extreme measures, she enlists the help of her mother (Joan Plowright), and her young co-worker Devo (River Phoenix), who's secretly in love with her, to kill Joey in order to put an end to his infidelity. Recognizing the errors in his ways and at his mother's behest, Joey refuses to press charges and bails everyone out of jail. As he waits for Rosalie with flowers and a box of chocolates, he meets the James, with whom he makes peace. Ebert remarks "William Hurt could have walked through the role of the spaced-out hit man, but takes the time to make the character believable and even, in a bleary way, complex". Love You to Death is based on a true story about a mother and daughter with a … The film is inspired by the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard and stars Marcia Gay Harden, Emily Skeggs, Brennan Keel Cook, Garfield Wilson, Kayla Deorksen, Heather Doerksen, and Tate Donovan. Inspired by a true story, “Love You to Death” is a shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder. To her surprise, Joey proves impossible to kill.

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