BA_Harrison Two unmotivated college graduates, Phil Fazzulo (Peter Facinelli) and Dennis Nolan (Dash Mihok), settle for menial jobs at Sal Lombardo's pizza parlour. When the week's takings are stolen while Dennis is in charge, the pair enlist the help of their friends to throw a party to try and raise the missing sum of money.For Love Sucks (AKA Telling You) writer director Rob DeFranco has taken his cues from the films of Kevin Smith (most notably, Clerks), with just a little Tarantino for good measure (the delivery of the opening 'dogshit' diatribe seemingly modelled after one of Quentin's meandering monologues). But where Smith and Tarantino have the ability to load their films with interesting individuals and sparkling dialogue, DeFranco fills this extremely dull drama with thoroughly irritating people indulging in unengaging conversation. Even the usually affable Matthew Lillard and Jennifer Love Hewitt prove totally obnoxious on this occasion.Although labelled as a teen comedy, Love Sucks gave me nothing to laugh about. It was quite the painful experience. 1/10

mprichardson A few years ago, I went to the video store full of joy. The Matrix had been recently released and I was aching to see it again. My girlfriend of the time made me choose this instead claiming it was more the kind of thing we could both watch.I have still never forgiven her. It has been six years.The plot, as I recall, opens with a long anecdote about a scorned woman. It almost (but not quite) looks like it could be funny. Then the whole film becomes lazy and badly written. It has the feel of a really cheap novel, or something a teenager might write. There is little plot, little dialogue and less interest.This is very poor film making, and I want those 90 minutes of my life back.

Zalis Although everyone else who commented detested this movie, I liked it, a lot. I rented it a few months ago, and decided to buy it cheap last week. I think that the slow movement of it was a positive factor, and that it didn't overload or bombard the viewer. It was a lazy, relaxed, detached attitude; the perfect kind of movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon when feeling down on your luck. I think it might be better suited to interpretation as a play, because the action is more verbal than visual. It does make some attempt at developing characters, within its short runtime. The only part I disliked was the ending--unexpectedly abrupt and brief. I will also say, that this movie holds a "spot in my heart" for having perhaps the saddest moment I have ever seen in a movie. After Howard (the weird, smart, and nice guy of the five) spends much time and effort into interacting with a girl at the bar, he is brushed off in a terrible and heartbreaking manner that hit home because I know I'll be hearing the same line someday. . .

ChakaMan Even my love, Jennifer Love Hewitt, can't pull this one out of trouble.This movie is a fence-walk between an intriguing independent film and a trendy, likeable Hollywood teen-flick (ala Dazed and Confused). But, unlike Dazed and confused, it's just short of intriguing and way short of likeable.The movie contains scenes that are PAINFULLY drawn out and exaggerated, and the characters completely lack depth. Because of my age, I'm trying to picture these people as my peers, and I'm cringing.The story develops too slowly and, because of that, the "climax" is such a let down that you can't even believe that anyone working on the movie could make a decision about where to end it. But you're glad someone did.