Love Stinks

Love Stinks

1999 · 94 min · EN · R · 6.3 (53 votes)
Dir. Jeff Franklin · Starring French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tyra Banks, Jason Bateman, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Steve Hytner
ComedyRomance

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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This film feels like a witty, yet ultimately frustrating, dissection of a relationship's slow decay. It's a cynical look at love's complexities, wrapped in a comedic package that might make you appreciate your own romantic entanglements.

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