By the end of this movie I knew more about Philip Seymour Hoffman's eyelashes and acne pits than he knows himself. This was straining to be an Important Movie about grief with all of its intense close-ups but fell far short. I normally admire movies that are character driven, and here the main character trudges through mud but oh so slowly, far too slowly. Yes I understand him (immature, petulant, inappropriate) but this leaves me with the strongest of desires to know why Liza married him, was she equally this way, or the opposite? Why did she kill herself? Philip does a great job as always with the limited material he has. But the disappointing part was that I found, at the end, when all was said and done, I just did not care whether he lived or died. Way too narcissistic ( look how he treats the glue sniffing kids). And yes, I am aware he is immature in his addictive processes himself. Jack Kehler as Denny stole the show. 6 out of 10.
Review of Love Liza
