Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Matthew Lillard,
Mars Callahan,
Sean Astin,
Andrew Daly
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Poolhall Junkies actor/writer/director Mars Callahan once again pulls triple duty with this battle of the sexes comedy starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Gina Gershon, and Anne H... read more
DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008
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July 26, 2009Mars Callahan did a great job with Poolhall Junkies. However, his follow up film, What Love Is, is a misfire. He had a really good idea here, but didn't execute it correctly. The dialog is very good. Callahan echoes David Mamet and Ed Burn type of dialog. The film feels like a st... read more
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June 13, 2011Plot: Tom plans to surprise his girlfriend Sara with an engagement ring, and he's asked his four best friends to witness the popping of the question at his place on Valentine's night. Trouble is Sara's left him a "Dear John" letter and will be by soon to pick up her suitcases; pl... read more
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June 7, 2009Good film, great performances. It felt like a play, sort of David Mamet-esque at some points.
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June 10, 2008I rated this movie already. Hmmmm....that's strange!! Well, this is a great movie/paraody that centralizes on various themes: dating, love, men vs. women, and relationships. Tons of laughter! Great cast! A must-see!
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July 14, 2008Excellent movie with great performances by everyone. The only downer was the foul language got tiresome after the first 30 minutes. It was good to see Matthew Lilliard in a 'grown-up' role but his script was the most offensive. Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Sean Astin were terrific. ... read more
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May 10, 2008Very interesting..not really a movie..more of a room full of guys and girls comparing their thoughts on relationships...I honestly enjoyed it all!
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April 2, 2008I actually liked this movie quite a bit. Shiri Appleby and Victoria Pratt were way underused but the sweet moments made the movie good.
Critic Reviews
April 2, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
March 23, 2007
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Gooding is solid in the leading-man role. He has some of the best lines, and he's pretty much the only character you could stand to hang out with in real life. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Now and then there is something strangely right about films this defiantly wrongheaded, but What Love Is never rises above the leaden, overbearing qualities of Callahan's dialogue and staging. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Paige Wiser, Chicago Sun-Times
What Love Is overflows with mind-numbing patter, bizarrely delivered with the arch formality of David Mamet, with the net effect of being yelled at for no reason. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Romantic comedies should never be this exhausting. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Hollywood Reporter
Someone tell writer-director Mars Callahan what a movie is.
March 23, 2007
Peter Debruge, Variety
Shot on HD over the course of a week, calling-card pic looks and sounds like an Off Off Broadway play. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Josh Rosenblatt, Austin Chronicle
In its own peculiar way, What Love Is is a testament to the redemptive power of words. Thankfully, Callahan knows to keep it short and sweet, lest his audience go mad from the noise. Full Review
March 23, 2007
Ted Fry, Seattle Times
It could be that What Love Is is what lovers of either gender can like, thanks to equal parts misogynistic machismo and locker-room girl talk, all of it tied together with just a little bit of cozy ro... Full Review
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