Fresh
Result: sufficient pleasure.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Love Is All You Need
It started when everything was over.
2012 · 1h 56m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Susanne Bier
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Love Is All You Need
Overview
Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The middle-aged romance between the central characters is a lovely thing, and that makes up for everything.
Mick LaSalle, Hearst Newspapers
Fresh
Bier is daring to deal with both familial dysfunction and mature romance without painting either in the standard broad strokes.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
We've seen enough romantic comedy to know these two are destined to fall for each other, but Bier is that rare filmmaker who can make you wonder if there will actually be a happy ending.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
Pierce Brosnan isn't the only reason to see Love is All You Need. He's merely the best reason to seek out Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's entertaining if familiar romantic comedy.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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