Sea of Love Reviews and Ratings



  • November 5, 2009
    a film for AL and Ellen Barkin . a police movie with a cop who falls in love with the main suspect in a story of serial killer ...very known all these , but the cast and the "tight " directory , give worth to an ordinary story
  • October 31, 2009
    another special story with great actors
  • October 26, 2009
    Pacino's comeback great twist at the end.
  • October 20, 2009
    After a career slump that plagued him through most of the 1980s, Al Pacino made a stellar comeback in this taut 1989 thriller, playing a weary New York police detective who falls in love with the woma... Good Thriller
  • September 19, 2009
    A slightly okay serial killer thriller which helped pass the time. Expect a great performance from Barkin.
  • September 4, 2009
    Pacino..that all you need to know
  • June 12, 2009
    Sexy. I loved Ellen Barkin
  • June 9, 2009
    intricate love story filled with patiopn and suspecions
  • March 3, 2009
    Al Pacino attempted to save his career with the cop thriller Sea of Love which kicked the era of Pacino playing detectives into overdrive. Pacino plays Detective Frank Keller, a burnt out cop whose wife has left him leaving him lonely and drunk most of the time. His begins a homi...( read more)cide investigation into an almost execution style slaying in which the victim is found nude on the bed while a 45 rpm record of "Sea of Love" plays in the background. More murders pile up leading them to a personal column. Keller and his partner Sherman (John Goodman) go undercover by writing an ad and going on "dates" with numerous replies. It's on one of these "dates" that Keller meets Helen Cruger (Ellen Barkin) who develops a relationship with Keller and also slowly becomes the investigations chief suspect.

    Sea of Love is your paint by numbers crime thriller. It's a predictable piece that, even though its characters are well defined and acted, tends to follow a treasure map to the prize at the end- the big reveal. The big reveal is satisfying and when you think about it actually makes sense (as opposed to other films of this ilk). Pacino gives us an OK performance. Certainly not his best, but it's been a lot worse. Barkin is great as the femme fatale, sexy with an attitude. John Goodman plays the sidekick without being the funnyman to Pacino's straight man. Overall this is a slightly above average film that delivers as promised just like the hundreds of other movies before and after it.
  • February 23, 2009
    A tense, original and intriguing thriller. Al Pacino's performance and character are magnificent, and the story is effectively suspenseful. Ellen Barkin is downright gorgeous in this movie, and an extremely talented actress.
  • December 28, 2008
    This erotic crime thriller has a good plot with many surprises. Pacino and Barkin have great chemistry while Goodman is good in the supporting cast.
  • December 19, 2008
    a great movie, must watch
  • December 5, 2008
    It's an average sexy thriller. There's nothing new about Pacino's acting. He did what he does best in every film, makes the ordinary film even better.
  • November 26, 2008
    Superb sexy thriller with Pacino investigating a string of murders while falling in love with a beautiful suspect.Well done and well acted.
  • November 20, 2008
    Good Movie. Its Always worth too see a Pacino movie cuz he always doing a good preformence.
  • October 18, 2008
    I loved how Pacino acted in this movie. He was so cool!
  • September 4, 2008
    What an explosive sexy thriller with Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin is extremely hot, just before Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, while making the first sex scene with Pacino at the wall.
  • August 28, 2008
    Great Pacino movie, with good characters and a well written story. Great sex scene too.
  • August 13, 2008
    watcheable middle of road fare..Goodman in a bit of a different role..holds your interest for the most part..
  • July 30, 2008
    Pacino is very good in this solid erotic thriller. However, too much of the plot is unexplored or underdeveloped which leads to an unsatisfing conclusion. Overall still good though.
  • July 13, 2008
    Good movie :) Unexpected turn.
  • July 10, 2008
    Sorry, Al, didn't like it.
  • June 22, 2008
    worst Pacino movie I've ever seen
  • June 22, 2008
    Honestly, I wasn't so sure about this movie when I picked it up, but I ended up really liking it.
  • May 24, 2008
    Sea of Love works better as a character study of Al Pacino's high-strung, overworked cop character than an actual thriller. Even though the film lacks suspense and is formulaic in its structure, Al Pacino still gives a good performance which makes the film enjoyable to watch.
  • May 16, 2008
    Surprising thriller.
  • May 7, 2008
    Good suspense film, nice twist. Great performances.
  • May 4, 2008
    Great performance by Al Pacino once again in this thriller about a killer on the loose. John Goodman had a decent role altho im more use to see him in comedies. There is not much to say more then if u like Al Pacino and thrillers this one wont fail u. Enjoy
  • April 27, 2008
    Not one of Pacino's better films.
  • April 21, 2008
    Sea of Love is one of the few movies with a surprising twist at the end that is actually better with each watch. Normally, once you know the twist to a suspense movie, there's little interesting about the movie. But in the case of the Sea of Love, as I've gotten older, I've com...( read more)e to appreciate this movie. When I first saw this movie, I was in my college years and found the movie to be a tacky "mid life crisis" movie. But now that I am at the age of Al Pacino's character in this movie, I strongly identify with the vulnerability his and Ellen Barkin's characters are going thru.

    The chemistry between Pacino and Barkin is seductive, charming, very passionate, and deeply believeable.

    The movie is written so that you think Ellen Barkin is the killer; but, if you watch the movie knowing that she isn't the killer, the dynamics between Pacino and Barkin sky-rockets into cinematic perfection. The romantic ending to this movie is deeply felt. The supporting characters are also fascinating too. There are lot of well known leading actors in this movie playing secondary roles. There's the "dead father" from six feet under, who plays the man who marry's Pacino's ex-wife, there's Pacino's sidekick played by the man who is Rosanne Barr's wife from the "Rosanne" show. Then, there's a very small role by Samuel Jackson. Throughout the movie, there are many light appearances that appear to be famous actor cameos when they are famous actors when they were obscure.

    Pacino's performance is oscar-worthy. I really feel his character's "wash out and disillusioned with life" persona.

    This is my favorite movie of all time to watch late on a Sunday night when you know you have a lot of work to do the next morning, but you just want time to slow down for a change.
  • April 3, 2008
    Very sensual yet awesome!
  • February 18, 2008
    this movie's a really good romantic thriller, with a beautiful title song and of course great performances. Al looked great in this as usual
  • January 10, 2008
    Al Pacino shines in this movie,but sea of love isn't one of his great movies.This movie has a great plot,but the director can't make a great movie from it.
  • January 9, 2008
    Al's 80's comeback poised him for the work he was about to do. This is a great film for fans still wanting to learn more about him. A riveting erotic thriller pitting Pacino against a never sexier Ellen Barkin. Scoop this one up as fast as you can.
  • January 7, 2008
    I watch this movie in cinemax... yah.. not bad but very poor for al standard
  • January 5, 2008
    Call me crazy, but I enjoyed this - it's sort of an elevated B-movie.
  • December 30, 2007
    Pretty solid little Serial Killer flick that was Al Pacino's comeback project. Clever characters and getting to look at Ellen Barkin make this a very watchable genre gem.
  • December 3, 2007
    Haven't Seen it butt looks cool
  • November 15, 2007
    I can't say exactly what it is, but it's something that bothers me with it. I've bought most of Pacinos movies, but this is not on my list.
  • November 14, 2007
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  • November 7, 2007
    Aww its sweet i like it but not that good [:
  • October 30, 2007
    One of ALs better movies.
  • September 29, 2007
    Interesante trama sobre alguien para quien el amor puede significar la muerte.... excelente tema musical principal.

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Sea of Love Summary