When Will I Be Loved (2004)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

James Toback

Writer (WGA):

James Toback (written by)

Release Date:

24 June 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge is a dish best served hot.

Plot:

Feeling undervalued by her boyfriend, a young woman begins to explore her sexuality with other people.

Plot Keywords:

Money | Manipulation | New York | Sex | Italian

Cast

Neve Campbell	...	Vera Barrie
Fred Weller	...	Ford Welles (as Frederick Weller)
Ashley Shelton	...	Ashley
James Toback	...	Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz
Alex Feldman	...	Alexei
Brandon Sommers	...	Brandon
Oliver 'Power' Grant	...	Power
Mike Tyson	...	Himself
James Parris	...	James
Cara Hamill	...	Cara
Christina Rotholz	...	Christina
Bridget Lee Hall	...	Bridget
Thomas Patti	...	Michael
Lori Singer	...	Herself
Jean-Pierre Vertus	...	Jean-Pierre

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | USA:R (certificate #40555) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Little Wing Production

Goofs:

Continuity: The painting that Vera painting in her apartment early in the film is immediately a different painting when the camera changes angle, and then a few scenes later the painting reverts to its original form.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ford: [on his cellphone] Yeah, but is it lucrative? Yeah, you gotta consider... You gotta always consider the cost-path ratio. Ask Yuri. Hold on a second... Hello?... Yo, wassup?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Outsider (2005)

Soundtrack:

Tell Him

Indecent Proposal meets Wild Things.

When Will I Be Loved is a story about Vera (Neve Campbell), who seems to be struggling with who she is and what she wants out of life. She has a scheming boyfriend named Ford (Fred Weller) whose character is directly lifted from Phone Booth's Stu Shepard, played by Colin Farrell. The two characters are nearly identical, only Ford is not as likable. Other than this, there is no real storyline going on until, after what seems like an eternity, the last 15-20 minutes. It becomes a cross between Indecent Proposal and Wild Things.

Truthfully, this movie bored me until the 3rd act. There is one main reason most men wanted to see this film, and most of you know what it is. Neve Campbell is featured in her first nude scene. While I am certainly all for her doing this, I believe it was done because her career had become a little stagnant. She has not really done anything to note since Scream. I think she had the right idea to get some attention back on herself, she just picked the wrong movie to do it with. There was not even any real reason to have the nudity. It did nothing for the plot, which was nearly non-existent. It was simply thrown in at the beginning and the end. Again, I'm thankful, but I feel it could have been put to better use in a better film with better meaning. It is the only reason I'm giving this movie 5 of 10 stars.