
Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury apartment in New York, looking for a new meaning for her life. Pat Francato, the janitor and lift-boy, has a troubled life himself: Gambling debts and the tragic death of his daughter took away all his spirit. One day, he and Judith meet in the right mood and a fragile friendship starts to grow. Th... (Full plot summary below)
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Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury apartment in New York, looking for a new meaning for her life. Pat Francato, the janitor and lift-boy, has a troubled life himself: Gambling debts and the tragic death of his daughter took away all his spirit. One day, he and Judith meet in the right mood and a fragile friendship starts to grow. They can help each other to get on their feet again. But one false move could destroy everything they built so carefully.
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthA wonderfully crafted movie that has the resourcefulness to encourage Holly Hunter to dance, Danny DeVito to sing, and Queen Latifah to act. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanfordthe kind of movie that hasn't been produced very often since Jill Clayburgh retired from the screen... Hunter, it should be said, fills Clayburgh's high heels quite nicely, convincingly veering from neurotic to erotic... |
| L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyLaGravenese (writer of "The Fisher King," adapter of "The Bridges of Madison County," making his directorial debut) eschews distractions of style and molds our attention to the performances. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's the film you need to see in order to understand why the ending of "As Good As It Gets" was phony. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo Tucker'Living Out Loud' presents the delightful surprise of Danny DeVito as a romantic lead. And he also sings! |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaThe smooth, soothing soundtrack could not be a better fit for the laid-back, low-key, unforced appeal of the film. |
| SlateDavid EdelsteinLiving Out Loud becomes an ode to openness, to letting in everything that the world throws at you. |
| EmpireBob McCabeThis is a film about performances and features simply some of the best seen in years. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe sinews in Holly Hunter's neck and arms tighten like cables hauled in by a winch; she's all wired up, and in Richard LaGravenese's lovely comedy about loneliness in New York she uses the tension as a source of comedy. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversLaGravenese may be unsteady at the helm, but his film insinuates like a torch song that keeps messing with your head. |