By the end of the film, the pieces came together well for the most part in terms of the direction, leaving you mostly satisfied.

| Original Score: B | Aug 16, 2024

[Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's] approach feels a tad static this time round and, perhaps in effort to be tasteful, almost too sterile.

| Aug 22, 2019

Lovelace is structurally sound, telling the popular Hollywood version of events before re-tracing some of its steps and revealing a glimpse of the violence that went on behind the scenes.

| Jan 30, 2019

Seyfried is remarkable as Linda, showing the woman's duality of hope and fear, acquiescence and anguish, in sequences that require a multitude of conflicting emotions.

| Original Score: B | Jan 26, 2019

What is fascinating about the film is the way the format, showing us the same events twice and from two different perspectives, helps to tell the story: not that porn is evil, but that porn is a lie.

| Aug 27, 2018

Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman... quickly show their true colours, more concerned with aesthetics and narrative gimmickry - provided by writer Andy Bellin - than the tragic tale itself.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 23, 2018

Amanda Seyfried earns her acting stripes here, her brave no holds barred performance completely sheds her Les Miz and Mamma Mia good girl image.

| Jun 22, 2018

It is unpretentious and moving, and Seyfried is great.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 8, 2018

Familiar territory: celebrity woman with a man beating the crap out of her. We've seen this before in What's Love Got to Do With It and in Star 80. Unfortunately, these movies weren't just earlier than Lovelace; they were stronger.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Dec 3, 2017

The notorious performer's story is told in the provocatively written, well-acted biopic Lovelace.

| Aug 8, 2017

Lovelace isn't a catalyst; it's just another unchallenging fantasy.

| May 10, 2016

Ironically, even a movie about Linda Lovelace's rather sad life uses her more for her body than her character.

| Jun 27, 2014

Amanda Seyfried is a game performer, and the Linda-like freckles sprayed across her cheeks, which all and sundry in the film comment on, are fetching.

| Apr 5, 2014

Amanda Seyfried acts out of her skin.

| Feb 1, 2014

I understand that movies based on true stories take plenty of liberties, but if those liberties can be blown apart with a five-minute visit to Wikipedia, they went too far.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2013

Other performances may be more gripping in the moment, but the core of relatable vulnerability and flawed humanity Seyfried brings lends the film a lasting resonance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 30, 2013

By aiming for the audience's sympathy, Lovelace tidies and ultimately silences the star it tries to redeem.

| Nov 4, 2013

Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman corralled a stellar cast that piles on great performances.

| Oct 31, 2013

The campy script gives way to campy performances from a plethora of celebrities making distracting cameos.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 5, 2013

Star/co-producer Amanda Seyfried is strong in this 'Linda Lovelace' biopic from co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, but she's not quite right, with her gorgeous, goo-goo-eyes looking quite unlike the homelier, less glam Linda.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 3, 2013