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When Will I Be Loved

Revenge is a dish best served hot.

2004 · 1h 21m · R Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by James Toback

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Feeling undervalued by her boyfriend, a young woman begins to explore her sexuality with other people.

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32%
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Rotten

The slapdash plot, paper-thin characters, misogynist undertones, and mechanical crosscutting are all soft-core standbys.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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Not in the foreseeable future, that's when, assuming your name is James Toback and you insist on making phonily provocative movies.

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Rotten

Mr. Weller's Ford Welles attains a new extreme of self-loathing on Mr. Toback's part: This compulsive chain-talker has even less charm, substance, dignity or wit than any of his self-hating predecessors.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten

Another art film that's more pretentious than it needs to be.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Most atrocious movies build into their badness, as lacks of talent, ideas, self-confidence, or a total hatred of an audience, are revealed. This one gets it out of the way up front and never looks back.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

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