Love Is All There Is Reviews
This fast-paced and funny twist on Romeo and Juliet is an “extremely funny film” (WBAI Radio)! OscarÂ(r) winner* Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and Lainie Kazan (MyBig Fat Greek Wedding) star in this tale of rival Italian catering families that serves up laughs, love and “a touching slice of home cooking” (Variety)! In a small Bronx community, the Cappamezzas use smoke machines and gaudy cakes to lure customers to their Italian restaurant. Across town, the Malacicis use elegance and grace to entice patrons to theirs. Naturally, the families hate each other. But the pasta really begins to fly when they discover that young Rosario Cappamezza (Nathaniel Marston) and Gina Malacici (Jolie) have fallen in love! From first course to last, Love Is All There Is offers “comedy at its very best” (WBAI Radio)! *1999: Supporting Actress, Girl, Interrupted
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(out of 21 reviews)
Review by yygsgsdrassil for Love Is All There Is
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Glamourous comic actress Lainie Kazan, Joe Bologna, Paul Sorvino, and brilliant character actress Renee Taylor take you on a ‘not just for New Yorkers’ joy ride of a romantic comedy which introduced the teenaged Angelina Jolie. It is a Renee Taylor trademark to poke fun at the clash of the lower classes versus the higher classes (a la her contributions to tee vee’s The Nanny. No one could tell than she and Fran were *not* related.) and here as Director, co-writer, she is in her element. Unrecognisable is Connie Stevens and Barbara Carrera in platinum hairpieces. The story is essentially Romeo and Juliet without the daggers and the poison but with musings from the so called Patron Saint Roscoe. Kazan is concerned that her husband Joe Bologna cares more for cuddling with the family cat than she: she asks advice from the friendly sooth sayer and neighborhood wacko Renee Taylor who tells her that her son is going to fall deeply for a girl playing Juliet to his Romeo in a school Shakespeare production. Why, this will not and can not be–that Juliet is getting married next week. (Plus she’s terrifically over sized.) So when the new family moves in the area has a daughter who happens to know Juliet–well, the jokes and the hilarity comes in one after another. In my opinion, it’s just another pleasant way to kill a Sat afternoon. See it for yourself and I think you’ll concur.
Review by J. F Kopeck for Love Is All There Is
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When I first saw this movie it was by mistake-but-am I glad I did. I was laughing so hard that I had two pillows over my mouth as so I would not wake up my wife and kids ! There are some low foul parts that really didn’t have to be in this movie but most of it will keep you in stitches. The Grandmother and many of her comments and questions are priceless. Lainie Kazan was 10 times better in this movie then the Greek Wedding ( She was perfect in her part as the “Past the flower of her life” mother still trying to hold on, her efforts were Oscar worthy ! This is one movie that will really make you laugh. The daughter played by A. Jolean was as always worthless as the son wasn’t much either,but is was the parents that made the show. Being born and raised in East Baltimore City and growing up around a lot of ethnic folks ,this picture stays true to the core. It doesen’t stereotype the Itailians but paints a real picture of what they are all about !
Review by Suzanne for Love Is All There Is
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Being a NY Italian, I loved this movie! Even though it was a bit campy, it still depicted a warped view of Italian culture and it really wasn’t far from the truth. I also loved it because I’ve been to both places used in this film…on City Island and in New Rochelle. I also loved the cast!! Even though Lainie and Renee aren’t Italian, they certainly played their roles perfectly. I recommend this movie to anyone, although if you are Italian, you will enjoy it even more.
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How can anyone fault this movie? It’s sweet, with a wonderful cast. I think Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor wrote one of the funniest scripts, and they’re performances are just fabulous! Paul Sorvino and Barbara Carrera went right over the top, with their pretentious “Count & Contessa” characters. I’m buying this movie, and I don’t often do that, because it’s theme of love and soul searching, combined with some of the funniest deliveries is too good not to watch whenever I need a pick-me-up. By the way, I’m not Italian, nor a New Yorker, but a Californian who appreciates talent and humor. Some of the cynical reviewers of this film could learn something from Lainie Kazan!
Review by r@ch@e! for Love Is All There Is
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you totally have to be italian to understand how funny this movie truly is. ive been an angelina fan for a looong time, and didnt know she could be so hilarious. it takes all the italian steriotypes to the extreme perfectlly. and, having been to several italian weddings, let me tell you–the wedding scene is side-splitting AND disturbingly accurate. anyways, angelina is angelina. good stuff.