Love! Valour! Compassion! Reviews
McNally captures urban gay life in the final decade of the 20th century with wit and perspicacity.
| Original Score: B | Jul 7, 2022
Terrence McNally's deeply human drama speaks with wisdom and humor about friendship, life, and loss.
| May 31, 2022
Not debatable are LIVICI's rich ensemble performances and the smooth transition Terrence McNally's play makes to the screen under debuting filmmaker Joe Mantello's direction.
| Apr 19, 2022
| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011
Terrence McNally's Tony award-winning play, a perceptive, often hilarious look and love and life in the AIDS era, is so sharply written and bluntly entertaining that it almost overcomes Joe Mantell's static direction, which is too theatrical.
Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Jan 24, 2007
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005
| Original Score: B | Apr 9, 2005
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 20, 2003
Full Review | Original Score: 0/5 | May 14, 2003
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002
Funny and touching drama about a group of white upper-middle-class gay men.
| Aug 29, 2002
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2002
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 12, 2002
| Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 1, 2000
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000
Outdoor settings alone do not a movie make, though director Joe Mantello (who also directed the play) seems to be trying.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 1, 2000
| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000
Love! Valour! Compassion! is a touching and perceptive film, about themes anyone can identify with: loneliness, jealousy, need, generosity.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000