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Love Stinks
A movie about a relationship...that's worse than yours. Seth (Stewart), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Wilson), an interior decorator, at his best friend's (Bellamy) wedding. He's immediately sexually attracted to her while she's instantly attracted to his single-ness. They both ditch their wedding dates and start their own date that same night. The two become a couple, appearing very happy until after a couple of years of postponing a marriage proposal. When Chelsea realizes that Seth wants to remain single and together, she becomes quite bitter. In the next hour of the movie, the two engage in behavior that makes the War of the Roses look like child's play.
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Plot Summary
A man, tired of romantic disappointments, creates a plan to prove that love is a con. He enlists the help of a woman he barely knows to implement his scheme. However, as they work together, their fake relationship begins to blur into something real, complicating his original mission.
Critical Reception
Love Stinks received generally negative reviews from critics, who found its humor predictable and its premise unoriginal. Audience reception was also lukewarm, with many finding the film's attempts at romantic comedy fall flat.
What Reviewers Say
The film relies heavily on tired romantic comedy tropes.
The humor is often forced and fails to land effectively.
Performances are largely uninspired, failing to elevate the material.
Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be a predictable and uninspired romantic comedy. Many expressed disappointment with the weak storyline and lack of genuine chemistry between the leads.
Fun Fact
Director Larry Bishop also wrote and starred in the film, which was his directorial debut.
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