Love Stinks Movie Review 1999

Apparently designed as an antidote to the date movie, this joyless "unromantic" comedy gives off a few rank fumes of its own. Writer Seth Winnick (Stewart) meets Chelsea (Wilson) at the wedding of his pals Larry (Bellamy) and Holly (Banks). After he's lured into Chelsea's clutches, she begins to take over his life while dropping hints that he should pop the big question. After he promises to marry her in a year but doesn't follow through, Chelsea decides to sue him for palimony. The non-couple then inexplicably live together until the trial so that further "funny comedy jokes" can be inflicted on the audience. Stewart attempts to rise above the material with his excellent comedic timing, but he's unable to escape this misogynistic mess.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Wedding Hell, Law & Lawyers

Screenplay

Jeff Franklin

Cast

French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tyra Banks, Bill Bellamy, Steve Hytner, Jason Bateman, Tiffani(-Amber) Thiessen

Cinematography

Uta Briesewitz

Director

Jeff Franklin

Music

Bennett Salvay

Producer

Independent Artists