Joaquin Phoenix,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Vinessa Shaw,
Moni Moshonov,
Isabella Rossellini
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A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.
DVD Release Date: June 30, 2009
Stats: 1,833 reviews
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December 29, 2009
Two Lovers is A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor. It is a movie about how love sometimes make you feel miserable. The movie is really interesting, you ...( read more)
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October 10, 2009
Lately most movies have bored me to tears, an although this idea's been done many times before, it effectively captured my interest. Great characters, and even though Joaquin's character is kinda crappy, you really just want the best things for him and to have it all work out.
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August 14, 2009
Hardly original but sleek and engaging romantic drama. I found the New York jewish setting tiresome but Phoenix repays Gray's fascination with him with another solid performance. Some of the plot points seemed unbelievable and the ending in particular felt contrived.
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February 2, 2010
should see again but don't really want to, really liked the roof scene (just 4 the brick walls didn't even remember they had sex up there until 2nd time)
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January 31, 2010
The acting and everything was good. Its just the story that kinda bothered me. It had a "happy" ending but I didnt really buy it. The ending's pretty messed up but thats just my opinion. I'd still recommend it to Phoenix or Paltrow fans. I mean, the movie was pretty okay.
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January 24, 2010
I like this movie a lot! Joaquin Phoenix was great without having to even say much. I liked the way it ended too. Definately a must-see.
Critic Reviews
The film is all about creating a mood, and it hangs over you for days. full review
[A] compact, compassionate portrait of a man struggling to define himself and his own understanding of happiness. full review
A film of unusual perception, played at perfect pitch by Phoenix, Shaw, Paltrow and the other actors. It is calm and mature. It understands these characters. It doesn't juggle them for melodrama, but ... full review
However moody, Two Lovers didn't strike me as a downer, for the simple reason that it wells with sights and sounds that are guaranteed to lift, not sink, the spirits. full review
A beautifully made romantic drama that provides a great showcase for the acting talents of Joaquin Phoenix in what he claims will be his last role. full review
Though it is set in the present, Two Lovers takes place in what often feels like an earlier incarnation of New York. full review
Bravely wearing his heart on his sleeve, James Gray directs the tender and terrific Two Lovers as an antidote to the virus of hip. full review
An involving, gently paced and well-cast drama about a tortured soul and his efforts at redemption. full review
Although Paltrow is radiant (and she nails the character's ditzy sense of entitlement), it's Phoenix's movie. He is, once again, stupendous, and stupendous in a way he has never been before. full review
Comments
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June 30, 2009Aww, This sounds good. I liked the lead male (cant remember name) In Walk the line. I Like Romance films.
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May 25, 2009can somebody tell me what will happen in the end?
i hate watching movies to the end and then get disapontment. -
March 12, 2009hello my name is emi,i like romantice movie and horor,face off my favorite movie.
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February 18, 2009awww
how i loved the kind of stories like this 1
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January 30, 2009Brooklyn man is torn between a family friend his parents wish he would marry and the beautiful but volatile new neighbor with whom he falls passionately in love.
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