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The Look of Love (2013)

July. 07,2013
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NR
| Drama Comedy
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Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.

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Contentar
2013/07/07

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Dynamixor
2013/07/08

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Lollivan
2013/07/09

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Tayyab Torres
2013/07/10

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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bbewnylorac
2013/07/11

Michael Winterbottom is known for his hyper realistic exploration of the gritty side of life, and The Look of Love doesn't disappoint. it's a rare exploration of the psyche of a real life London porn king, Paul Raymond, and it does pretty well. The film points out that Raymond (real name Geoffrey Quinn, and actually from Liverpool) is a human being and that he does come from somewhere - he wasn't just a figure in a magazine article. The women in his life are all portrayed as rounded characters as well. The film centres on his relationship with his daughter, Debbie, who is portrayed by a convincing Imogen Poots as a very troubled, aimless girl who is nevertheless much loved by her Dad. And she adores him. The film doesn't shirk from portraying the nasty rationales practised by Raymond, such as exploiting young models and strippers, and pushing the boundaries of taste. A major theme of the film is how Debbie becomes a hopeless drug addict and her hard- partying father is in no position to judge or reprimand her, and it ultimately kills her. But all along, Winterbottom and Steve Coogan, as Raymond, keep in mind that Raymond is human, and that he has to live with the consequences of his massively hedonistic lifestyle choices. But they don't hit you over the head with morality lessons. They let the the film tell the story.

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Bana25
2013/07/12

Coogan was excellent in this, the whole part with him and his daughter passing away was extremely well done and certainly jerked the heart strings, after watching this I read lots on his life, it was very sad to see his only real love was his daughter and after her nothing replaced her, and he lived a recluse much like Howard Hughes did in his high rise Penthouse, all his money when he died went to distant relatives who now live in his Penthouse rich without a worry in the world, and probably without knowing what went on there. Coogan is a good serious actor, I would like to see him in more things like this, he is a very versatile actor.

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Andrew Stanley
2013/07/13

I knew nothing about Paul Raymond and this film before a few hours ago. I decided to watch it because the title reminded me of ABC's The Look of Love song which played at the credits of Hamlet 2 which, funny enough, starred Steve Coogan (the song is a favorite of mine).You might be wondering why I'm rating this a 10 and it's because I read Felix Dennis's "How to Get Rich," which is his honest telling/recollection of his own story about becoming filthy, filthy rich and living the kind of lifestyle that he did (Dennis is the founder of Maxim Magazine) and this movie captures a certain essence in which I felt was present in Dennis's book (coincidentally, Paul Raymond was the founder of "Men Only" which I had no idea about prior to watching this film). Although this is just a movie, it's an interpretation, and I understand there are a lot of parts untold and whatnot, but because it shared certain strong similarities to Dennis's story, I can't help but use it as a powerfully insightful reflection of what it can be like to be in the shoes of someone like Paul Raymond or Felix Dennis, as well as those who are close to them, to compare/contrast who I am, and what I really want to experience in my own life. I'm the kind of person who always takes away from a movie a positive effect, but this one in particular really resonated with me, probably because I read Dennis's book several months ago and immediately recognized the connection, but it was also very, very entertaining and there was plenty of heart that went into making this film -- I was engrossed from beginning to end.

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kosmasp
2013/07/14

Another reviewer stated, that this is not as engaging as other Steve Coogan and Winterbottom collaborations. I won't comment on that, but try not to think in those categories if you can, because your movie viewing experience will suffer. You shouldn't compare previous works with the newer ones. In this case, Steve Coogan makes an otherwise not very likable character at least interesting. And that is sufficient enough to carry the movie through.At least in my book. Steve Coogan had obviously fun playing this character and it is showing on the screen. Of course there are some usual clichés you get thrown at you, but it's almost impossible making a movie of this size, that is at least a bit commercial, without stepping into them. If you don't mind too much, you will get an entertaining enough movie to pass the time.If the real "Paul Raymond" was half as charming as Steve Coogan in this, than you understand his charm. You also should be aware, that there is a lot of nudity (not really a big surprise considering the theme of the movie).

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