Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw
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
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October 10, 2009Lately 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, 2009Hardly 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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July 14, 2009Melancholy romantic drama about suicidal, socially awkward Leonard who is torn between the sensible, attractive daughter of a family friend, who loves him and the lively, but self destructive, next door neighbor he is drawn to. Moody character driven film is rather soporific at ...( read more)
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November 12, 2009Both leads mix good and bad acting; the script takes shortcuts and Phoenix and each girl have sex before really laying the groundwork for making a move.
With the melodrama, pregnant silences and facial angst, it's kind of like a James Mangold film but quickly written and less p...( read more) -
November 6, 2009Spero che quel cazzone di Joaquin torni a deliziarci con film come questi, perché quando si mette a fare il personaggio psicologicamente instabile e depresso è fantastico.
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November 3, 2009I really expected to not like this movie so I was truly suprised I enjoyed it so much
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November 3, 2009Pretty good movie. Very good acting from Joaquin Phoenix.
Leonard Kraditor is a burned-out case, living with his immigrant parents after his fiancée left him, helping out at their Brooklyn dry cleaners, taking photographs, at loose ends, suicidal. In quick succession, he meets t...( read more) -
October 24, 2009A simple story dealt with a very sensitive touch by James Gray. Joaquin Phoenix is astounding.
Critic Reviews
March 27, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
February 27, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
The film is all about creating a mood, and it hangs over you for days. full review
February 27, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
[A] compact, compassionate portrait of a man struggling to define himself and his own understanding of happiness. full review
February 26, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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
February 17, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
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
February 13, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
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
February 13, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Though it is set in the present, Two Lovers takes place in what often feels like an earlier incarnation of New York. full review
February 12, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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
February 12, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
An involving, gently paced and well-cast drama about a tortured soul and his efforts at redemption. full review
February 9, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
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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