Standard Time (Anything But Love) (2002)

Critic Reviews

• Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

  An appealing, low-budget musical cowritten by and starring Isabel Rose as Billie, whose pluck and talent are tonic -- if as shopworn as her thrift-store threads.

• Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

  Ends up little more than a vanity piece for Rose and an exercise in style over substance for Cary.

• Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

  To borrow a word from another American standard, Anything but Love, is hardly unforgettable. But if you're looking for the movie equivalent of comfort food, then there's something to dig into here.

• Ty Burr, Boston Globe

  [An] ungainly little movie.

• Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

  Filmed in the colors of newborn Technicolor, plotted as a tribute to the conventions of Hollywood romance, filled with standard songs, it's by and for people who love those kinds of movies.

• Ellen Fox, Chicago Tribune

  The earnest, low-budget indie Anything But Love isn't quite the movie you'd like it to be, but it provides some kicks, nonetheless.

• Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com

  Without the bawdiness and irony of the Doris Day tribute Down With Love, Anything but Love will also bring to mind the comedies of Judy Holliday.

• Brent Simon, Entertainment Today

  Obvious, but sweet-tempered and lovingly put together enough to generally trump such shortcomings. For fans of breezy, feel-good fare only.

• Prairie Miller, Long Island Press

  All the quirky characters feel as familiar and comfortable as the supporting cast in your own life, even when it comes to the irritating ones.

• David Noh, Film Journal International

  The script, co-written by Rose with director Robert Cary, is flatfooted in the extreme, lacking any comic value or real human insight.

• Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

  It's a good indie movie that's perfect for couples, and you won't be embarrassed to take mom along, too.

• Peter Debruge, Premiere Magazine

  It all comes off with the crowd-pleasing potential of another My Big Fat Greek Wedding, albeit one starved of much of the wit and outrageous ethnic color.

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