De-Lovely

De-Lovely (2004)

  • 48% of critics liked it
    (155 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (10,026 ratings)

The public and private lives of famed songwriter Cole Porter are both explored in this musical drama, in which the aging Porter (played by Kevin Kline) looks back on his life while watching a rehearsal of a stage musical based on his story. As Porter compares notes on the play with director Gabe… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
Irwin Winkler
Written By
Jay Cocks
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 2, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Dec 21, 2004
United Artists

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

    The results ... are staid, with re-creations of Paris in the Jazz Age and Hollywood in its Golden Age that are like waxworks in motion.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    It is stiff, lifeless and incomprehensibly dull.

  • Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    A wildly uneven musical biography of Cole Porter.

  • Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

    Porter's songs keep much the film afloat when, otherwise, it would have sunk. No matter how turgid or murky the movie becomes, when the music starts, you're flying.

  • Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

    Entertaining. With more than 30 Cole Porter songs and an accomplished cast, how can it not be?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Spencer S


    The music, so vividly emphasized, made this film more of a musical in itself than a biopic of Cole Porter, a man whose life was riddled with rumors, infidelities, and the his love for his soulmate, Linda. In short, it was almost a musical written by Oscar Wilde.

  • Derek D


    The acting and music are really good, but focuses way too much on his homosexual interests and weird-as-hell personal life. God bless Ashley Judd.

  • Lafe F


    A sad movie. Not my favorite type of music. It's well acted by Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.

  • jay n


    good performances and of course great music but the story just a little less fictional than the one told in Night and Day

  • Tom E


    I was particularly impressed that Kevin did his own singing

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