Love Hurts is if A History Of Violence had a lobotomy.
It’s a movie so bad that Ke Huy Quan isn’t likable.
He spends half the movie telling us how much he loves being a realtor.
The other half, we’re supposed to believe he’s a former murderer.
This also has Arianna DeBose in what might be a career killing performance.
She spends large portions of this not so much acting, but mugging for the camera.
Sean Astin co-stars in the movie which led to a nice Goonies reunion with Quan and Astin.
But then I was just bummed out that I was watching this piece of shit and not Goonies.
The way Astin’s real estate manager character gets resolved is so ridiculous and unnecessary.
But then again, nothing in this movie is necessary.
This wants us to believe Quan and DeBose could be a couple.
It’s also impossible to buy Quan as a reformed killer.
They put a mustache on him for the flashback scenes but it’s still Ke Huy Quan.
His greatest strength is how kind he appears on screen.
He’s not a good enough actor to appear menacing.
The only positive thing I can say about this movie is that the fight scenes were well choreographed.
This was directed by Jonathan Eusebio who is a former stuntman helming his first movie.
But who are we fooling?
