Two childhood sweethearts, both now widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two childhood sweethearts, both now widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains.
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| Washington PostKristen Page-KirbyLike silent meditation, “A Love Song” isn’t for everyone. The movie requires its audience to both remain still and stay engaged. Those are skills many directors no longer value, so they’re skills many moviegoers no longer possess. But for those who will do the work, “A Love Song” is a special film that will stay with you long after the clamor of real life rushes back in around you. |
| TheWrapCarlos AguilarWalker-Silverman exhibits the sensibilities of a master storyteller, capable of making his splendid writing seem effortless in its construction and then molding it into warm magic via the cast’s remarkable talent. He’s an absolute revelation among emerging voices. |
| The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonOn the surface, there’s little more simple than a story of two people trying to make a connection. On an emotional level, however, few things are more complicated. Like life, A Love Song offers no easy conclusions—just simple realizations. In expert hands, that’s enough. |
| The Film StageDan MeccaDo not let the brief runtime or spartan setting dissuade you. This is nuanced drama, well-felt and well-told. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSlow, sweet and subdued, A Love Song, Max Walker-Silverman’s lovely first feature, is about late-life longing and needs that never completely go away. |
| Paste MagazineJacob OllerA Love Song’s a brief and pretty little thing—less than 90 minutes—with the warm melancholy of revisiting a memory or, yes, an old jukebox love song. Walker-Silverman displays a keen eye, a deep heart and a sense of humor just silly enough to sour the saccharine. |
| Film ThreatRob RectorThe main actors infuse A Love Song with a sanguine authenticity that keeps things simple narratively. However, it speaks volumes about love, loss, and the desire for connection, however fleeting, and whatever stage of life one is in. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriIt’s all supremely touching and evocative without ever feeling too on-the-nose or heavy-handed. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThe landscape has a certain gaunt beauty and so does Dickey’s performance. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzA Love Song is, no doubt, a small movie (it only lasts 81 minutes), a miniature study of a life. But it is an oddly compelling one. And Dickey and Studi masterfully make the difficult look easy. |
