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I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

Comedy · Crime · Romance · 1990

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

Movie details

I Love You to Death

“With these people trying to kill him, Joey Boca may just live forever.”

1990 Comedy · Crime · Romance 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over I Love You to Death?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lawrence Kasdan

Written by

John Kostmayer

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Joey Boca

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Rosalie Boca

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Nadja

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Devo Nod

William Hurt

William Hurt

Harlan James

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Marlon James

James Gammon

James Gammon

Lt. Larry Schooner

Court is in session

Put I Love You to Death on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.