Love Hurts
The pursuit arrest spoilers for Love Hurts , now play in theatersLove Hurtscould have been a good movie if it had made one big change . At its good , Love Hurtsis an entertaining piece of spectacle that highlights Ke Huy Quan ’s talents as an action star and a clowning thespian . The fight scenes throughout the film are a lot of playfulness , and the self - cognizant morose comedy of the premise works in solid bursts here and there . However , there ’s more to a salutary action - drollery than just skilful fight scenes , andLove Hurts ' cast of characterslargely fails to elevate the flick beyond those elements .
It ’s a pity too , because there are in reality a lot of good ideas inLove Hurts ' script . Matthew Murray , Josh Stoddard , and Luke Passmore ’s hand touch upon good ideas , like an unexpected passion chronicle for one of Marvin ’s enemies or a astonishingly personal fury from the central baddie that work as solid construct to hang a film around . However , one major trouble terminate up impacting and handicap the film ’s best property . By making an overarching decision and cutting some specific aspects of the motion-picture show , Love Hurtsmight not have been the critical dudit ended up being regarded as .
Love Hurts Is Overstuffed With Too Many Characters
Love HurtsDidn’t Need So Many Underdeveloped Minor Characters
be intimate Hurtssuffers from having too many fictional character with too little development in the story , do it hard for the audience to really connect with the plot . At the meat ofLove Hurtsare some ingenious ideas . Stuff like Marvin trying to share his newfound optimism with his pessimistic helper Ashley or the Raven finding new layers to his personality through his unexpected romance with her are played for gag but do with a degree of actual heart . However , despite only running for 83 second , Love Hurtssuffers from an overstuff cast of characters who meet little picture or arc .
This disjointed approach with too many characters means there ’s not enough room to really giveLove distress ' character enough depth .
The full criminal conspiracy involving Rose , Renny , and Kippy is needlessly complicated , particularly when the latter two characters contribute little to the plot and Rose feels too vague of a character to be really compelling . King and Otis are entertaining as collaborator , but King gets no tangible plot line while Otis ' plays out with no excited stakes . Even character like Knuckles feel too across-the-board despite the central antagonist , with his tone about his brother seemingly shifting from scene to scenery . This disjointed approach with too many characters means there ’s not enough way to really giveLove Hurts ' characters enough depth .
Love Hurts' Characters Had The Potential To Be Great
Love HurtsGives Raven, Alison, Cliff, And Knuckles Some Clever Beats
Almost no one inLove Hurtshas the right level of profoundness to stand out as a fully flesh - out character , which is a real shame give the talents and chemistry of the cast . Marvin is the only character who feel full develop , with his efforts to escape his past given a astonishingly gray-haired perspective byLove Hurts ' ending . The pic ’s narrative even sets up some interesting exploration of love , array from Marvin ’s unrequited lovemaking for Rose and Raven ’s unexpected sports meeting - cute with Ashley to knuckle fury over being " substitute " as Marvin ’s brother by Sean Astin ’s Cliff .
Love Hurtswas the directorial entry of Jonathan Eusebio , whose experience as a Stunt Performer , Stunt Coordinator , and Second Unit Director made him an graspable selection for the motion-picture show .
The Raven ’s attack to balance his ruthless career as a cause of death with his emotion ready him an ideal foil to Marvin , but the movie never throw that connection clear . Otis desire to be reunite with his wife while King offers emotional advice , but the character connection never choke beyond surface - horizontal surface joke . Renny and Kippy are implied to have history with Rose , but she remain a self-contradictory character throughout the film while the former two are more plot gadget than literal characters . There are too many moving pieces inLove Hurtsfor such a short motion-picture show , which means it find underbaked .
Love Hurts Should Have Cut Out Some Characters & Storylines To Improve The Movie
Cutting A Few Characters Could Have Made Room For A Better Version OfLove Hurts
There are actually a few trims and pinch that could have improvedLove Hurtsand throw the character more direct reflection of one another . While Cliff and Marvin get one scene together , more time expend on their chemical bond and Knuckles ' fury over it could have made the baddie a more tragical fictitious character . Renny and Kippy could have been combined into a individual fictitious character , an opportunistic criminal who could be more defined by synthesizing their personality into a more well - rounded character . Elisha Graves Otis is largely a gag character who adds little to the film that is n’t already explored by King or Raven .
Marshawn Lynch delivered another standout carrying into action in the flick Love Hurts , proving once again that the former NFL player is a great comedic thespian .
cut Otis andteaming King up with Raven alternatively would have amplified the comedic upshot of King ’s outspoken comment and given their later conflict genuine drama . Rose could have benefited from this extra way in the script , plunge more into her own emotional arc , personal history , and relationship with Marvin . This extra room could have also foreground Raven as a lineal dividing line to Marvin and Rose , emphasise the themes of the film . Love Hurtshas a lot of sport element , but some fundamental changes to the playscript and story could have seriously elevated the movie .
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