Lonely Hearts

Name: Lonely Hearts
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2007-12-29
Rating: 7

In the depths of grief, one man’s desperate journey unveils the true cost of love lost.

Comedy14m

🍅48%

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48%

Tomatometer

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49%

Popcornmeter

7.0

TMDB

Storyline

A year after his wife leaves him; Jeff seeks solace in meeting women through lonely hearts dating. His attempts are emotionally unsuccessful and Jeff can't seem to move on. His denial manifests itself as a talking soft-toy pig that gives Jeff advice on his dating technique. But when Jeff meets a pretty girl in a sandwich shop; he realizes that he has promised to take the pig along on his next date.

Details

DirectorJames Keaton

ReleasedDec 29, 2007

StatusReleased

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

2 fresh · 5 rotten

Critics consensus

“Several genres and plotlines intertwine in Lonely Hearts but don't connect, creating an uneven and unsatisfying film.”

48% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Richard Roeper

RTEbert & RoeperApr 23, 2007

There is some strong work here, but too many misfires.

David Denby

RTThe New YorkerApr 16, 2007

The story of Fernandez and Beck may be grotesque comedy, but Todd Robinson tells it straight, without flinching from its piteousness, horror, or banality.

David Fear

RTTime OutApr 14, 2007

Where's James Ellroy when you need him?

Debbie Lynn Elias

RTBehind The LensNov 14, 2019

A valiant effort filled with technical and design excellence, overall, as a film Lonely Hearts is emptier and more alone than the victims of Beck and Fernandez.