The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
The sort of clumsy undertaking that trips up everyone and everything in it.
– Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
28 May 2004
rotten:
What's missing is any sense of why such a handsome man is afraid of women. That makes the premise hard to swallow, especially since Harrington is too commanding to be a believable dweeb.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
6 May 2004
rotten:
The movie reaches with increasing desperation toward humor and grisly sadism, and the mood is broken.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Apr 2004
fresh:
While some pedestrian camerawork and spotty acting from supporting players deflate Love Object, it has enough juice -- and a surprising twist -- to keep fans of the slow-burn horror genre enthralled.
– Robert K. Elder,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr 2004
rotten:
What might have been a commentary on the objectification of women becomes an unrestrained forum for twisted ideas of sexuality.