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Love Hurts
Love Hurts

5.9

Love Hurts

R·2025·83m

Summary

A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.

Crew

Director

Jonathan Eusebio

Screenplay

Luke Passmore

Writer

Josh Stoddard

Writer

Matthew Murray

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

February 7, 2025

8

<em>'Love Hurts'</em> is one I highly enjoyed, thanks to thoroughly entertaining action, a good cast and a nicely paced 83 minute run time. There are things that can be classed as issues, for example the internal monologues are iffy and it's perhaps a tad over sentimental in parts.

Those aforementioned things aren't a big deal for me though, like at all. I'd recommend this and would happily revisit it, I'd imagine the rewatchability is pretty high. The pure action is great to watch, there is some top stunt work on show. It's super satisfying to see unfold.

Ke Huy Quan brings a strong lead performance, as he is supported competently by Ariana DeBose - who has been extremely busy this last year or two, not that that's a negative as I do enjoy seeing her. Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen and Sean Astin are decent too.

Mustafa Shakir is the best behind Quan/DeBose, probably the best character overall in terms of the look, body language etc. Also, is it just me (most likely) or does he look/sound like he'd be a perfect Scar from <em>'The Lion King'</em> - I can't unsee it. If Disney ever go <em>'Cats'</em>-esque *shudder*, he's their man.

It makes little sense and is too silly in certain moments, granted. However, I had the desired amount of fun with it.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$18,000,000.00

Revenue:

$16,958,671.00

Keywords

sibling relationship
hitman
action comedy
hidden past
cliché