SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

bw11 We loved this movie because it was so entertaining and off beat-- Not your usual Hollywood drivel.My husband had a Blockbuster coupon and passed on a string of new releases of violent Hollywood stuff. He was about to walk out when he saw this and decided to take a chance. There was only one copy -- and with some glitches in the DVD that we finally had to flip to wide screen version and then back to the full screen version to make it stop stalling. But it was worth it. Cathy Bates is so good and she was so perfect for the role. And she can sing too! If only Hollywood would learn from Independent film makers! Maybe we would go back to the real movies. But for now, we're sticking with off beat and really entertaining films like this one! Other examples we've enjoyed include: A Box Full of Moonlight, Pieces of April, Delivering Milo, The Celestine Prophesy. Most of the ones by Christopher Guest such as: Best in Show, For your Consideration, A Mighty Wind, and Waiting for Guffman

westy27-3 What an excellent movie, made even more so by the fact that my wife and I stumbled onto it so serendipitously, channel surfing on a nice frozen day in North Texas. Kathy Bates is at her usual best leading a cast of very normal and human costar characters thru one of the most wonderful feel good movies we've ever seen. Why this movie wasn't given the attention it deserved on it's release in 2002 is difficult to understand. Why it was head and shoulders above so many of the boring pieces of trash released with greater fanfare and attention is evident in the viewing. It is obvious that we as a general public are being force-fed that which has been deemed "great and wonderful" by the powerful and influential while true gems such as "Unconditional Love" manage to shine thru all those pretenders to really enjoyable cinema. Rent or buy this movie.....you won't regret it!

PBear_SF An utter mess of a movie – practically nothing in the script works. The basic premise, trumpeted from the opening shot, of Jonathan Pryce as a superstar-heartthrob pop singer is simply unconvincing (especially as his voice is notably unnotable), the directing is schizophrenic (leaden one minute and frantic the next) and the movie is ridiculously over-long (the exposition alone takes 30 minutes before the plot – or Rupert Everett – is even revealed) – but the performances of Bates and Everett are simply wonderful, Eaton is eminently memorable (although she relies far too much on screaming, undoubtedly dictated by the director, for comic effect), and Aykroyd is terrifically understated and sympathetic.It feels like two different scripts, torn up, thrown into a box and shaken, but the chemistry between the two leads is palpable and it's heartening to see Everett actually act again (he's been coasting on charm for years). Redgrave has her moments too, but the only scenes that really satisfy, as sure-handed comedy film-making, are the two cameo appearances by Julie Andrews (diabolically skewering her own image) and the DON'T LOOK NOW red raincoat send-ups, which are worthy of AIRPLANE! – leading one to think that it can't be a co-incidence that this movie was co-produced by Jerry Zucker, who seems to have managed to get one or two licks in of his own.

Henry Fields Is it a drama? Is it a comedy? Or maybe a thriller? Who knows... Anyway, that wouldn't be a problem if the movie were really good. PJ Hogan mixed drama and comedy in the great "Muriel's Wedding", and "My best friend's wedding" was a funny one; but in "Unconditional Love" we find this middle-aged woman (Kathy Bates, nice as usual) obsessed with such a Engelbert Humpredick look-a-like , she thinks her life is just OK till his husband (Dan Aykroid) leaves her. After that, his musical idol is murdered and she decides to travel to England in order to assist to his funeral and visit his house. So we watch how she meditates about her life and what she's done ... Soon the movie, which it looks like a bitter drama, turns into a crazy comedy not that funny, with some weird characters (that "little" daughter in law), and a lot of crazy situations... It gets way too long. And by the time you're getting to the end of it, you're a little disconnected.So, it is the worst PJ Hogan's work, but sometimes it makes you smile, and Kathy Bates is a great actress so is always a pleasure to watch her as the total starring.My rate: 4.5/10