Lonely Hearts

"True love can be murder."

2006 1h 48m EN

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6.1

MID

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48%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 395🥫48%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 22,977

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Synopsis

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In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

“True love can be murder.”

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Cast

John Travolta
Elmer Robinson
James Gandolfini
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Jared Leto
Ray Fernandez
Salma Hayek Pinault
Martha Beck
Scott Caan
Det. Reilly
Laura Dern
Rene Fodie
Michael Gaston
D.A. Hunt
Dan Byrd
Eddie Robinson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Robinson
Writers: Todd Robinson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Todd Robinson, shot by Peter Levy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kathryn Himoff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Travolta and James Gandolfini and Jared Leto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "True love can be murder.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Todd Robinson directs. Peter Levy behind the camera. Mychael Danna scores. Kathryn Himoff cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 20 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
4Directed by Todd Robinson, shot by Peter Levy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kathryn Himoff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Travolta and James Gandolfini and Jared Leto carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "True love can be murder.".
9IMDB entry: tt0441774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "sibling relationship", "undercover agent", "nurse", "detective".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Levy
Original score: Mychael Danna
Editing: Kathryn Himoff
Production design: Jon Gary Steele
Costume design: Jacqueline West
Makeup / hair: Yolanda Toussieng
Sound: Jonathan Wales
Stunt coordinator: Steven Ritzi
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $2,520,000
Return: 14% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Lonely Hearts (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 60/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 22,977 votes
MPAA: R

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 8/10
Well a lot of people have pointed out that it is full of cop cliche's... and I won't disagree, but it's a neo noir, and rather than cliche I would call them "tropes" as in, it does it's best to hit as many tropes as it can... ... and as someone that loves the genre in print, in comic, and on the silver screen, I appreciate that. My only complaint is Travolta who seems to pick and choose what roles he acts in and what roles he does the Gotti in. In this case, he's doing the Gotti... ... but Gandolfini does a great job, Leto has one of the roles where he's acting and not being, well, Leto, and Hayek is amazing so it all comes together to make a decent film. In fact, Gandolfini does such a great job with the narration work that it breaks the heart he didn't become the next Leonard Nemoi/Morgan Freeman goto narrator for documentaries. It's a trope filled fest, but tropes aren't bad when you expect a film to hit them.

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