What Love Is

I saw this film at the screening and Big Sky, the investors, and all involved should be very proud of this film! It is well done and funny, pretty naughty, but funny! A must see this Valentines! Matt Lillard is AWESOME! The way he maintains his character through-out the film is great. I think I've met this guy at every bar I've ever been in at closing time! The contrast between the men and women is hilarious! This is "Sex in the City" with the men voicing their view! All of the cast is first rate and they do an excellent job. The scene with Andrew Daly and Anne Heche is VERY funny! I loved Jud Tylor in this....Gina Gershon....what can you say...always very HOT!!!!!!

I have been curious about WHAT LOVE IS since 2019 because it stars some fine actors I follow and I love to give every movie a chance, including this that has 5,1. But when I saw it last January I could see why it has such a score.

Tom (Cuba Gooding jr) returns home the night before Valentine's Day only to find a letter outside the door and seeing his long term girlfriend leaving him. Soon Tom decides to invite his best friends Sal (Matthew Lillard), George (Sean Astin) and Ken (Mars Callahan, also the film's director) and spend most of the first half talking about women and their experiences. In the second part some women come and after a strip show they'll make our guys think like real men, and Tom will finally learn what love it (nice reference to the title).

At the beginning I was liking it but as it progressed it became so loud that I was even torn for the score to give when it was over. I especially disliked Lillard's character because he not only was loud, but said the crassest of things and the most absurd things (I can't even report them here because they'll violate IMDB standards). And towards the end it seemed confusing that Gooding' character had to learn what love is only after he is left by another woman with which he was trying during the evening.

Overall, a confusing mix of drama and comedy that certainly needed a re-write. Recommended only to fans of the stars of for folks with very low standards.

This is the movie to see if you want an idea of what love is from a guy's perspective!!! It was so funny, I highly recommend it to everyone. Awesome cast!!! Everyone was so cute. What love is, what love is, WHAT LOVE IS!!! YEAH!!! It's nice to see Cuba in this adorable role. My brother totally agrees with me that this is how guys think. It's so cute though to see that guys stress about this stuff too. The dialog was very well written. It's almost like the writer recorded the real conversations. I guess that's what love is. I'd love to see it again. The music was really good, too. I'm buying the soundtrack as soon as it comes out.

I feel compelled to warn users "Dont listen to critics" I am an average person male and I watch a lot of movies. I am not a professional and often times think they lose the point of enjoying a film due to the fact they are always looking for whats wrong with it. I had the opportunity to view this film and thought it was a fresh take on the situations that arise from the dilemmas of love. I thought the dialogue was very honest and sincere. At times a bit over the top but none the less accurate. I have been in all these situations personally and know that a lot of men have too. These days the illusion of love is portrayed in the movies as being fairytale like and in reality it is far from it. The perspective given is of friends with different personalities all looking for love. The characters do a fine job of spanning all lifestyles and situations. The conversations are truthful and honest. I highly recommend this movie if you are trying to understand male thinking in relationships. So give it a try and see what it does for you before you accept the word of a critic

Who can say what love is? Maybe some could. This movie isn't trying to answer that. Just to see it from "a guy's perspective".

It feels more like a theatrical play than a movie. The acting is good in these terms. It has a very fast editing that surprisingly works because of the dialogs and the timing.

There are some truths in there, that's for sure, but it seems also like it serves some very old stereotypes. Also the female characters are obviously written by a clueless man and seem shallow.

Overall: Saw it in 2015. I know it didn't go well in terms of box -office, but if you can catch it on TV or on line, watch it. preferably with a female partner with.