
Ray Fernandez is a slick charmer who cons lonely women out of their savings. Then he meets Martha Beck, a woman of similar morals and modus operandi, and they're perfect for each other. He continues seducing women out of their savings, however, leading to jealousy on Martha's part. The result is a series of murders across several states. On their trail is a pair of jaded yet experienced and resourceful police detectives.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ray Fernandez is a slick charmer who cons lonely women out of their savings. Then he meets Martha Beck, a woman of similar morals and modus operandi, and they're perfect for each other. He continues seducing women out of their savings, however, leading to jealousy on Martha's part. The result is a series of murders across several states. On their trail is a pair of jaded yet experienced and resourceful police detectives.
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| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerTravolta gives a hangdog performance as the world-weary cop obsessed with rooting out the killers. Hayek and Leto share a few tart black comic moments as the film spirals into a bloodbath. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA gutsy reenactment of the conscience-challenged duo who killed lonely women for their money. |
| E! OnlineCaroline KepnesAn A-list cast in B-movie territory is fun, but the lurid story is, sadly, as taut as a pool of fresh, gushing blood. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyA good, not great, movie that benefits from nice period detail and some strong performances (especially Hayek and Leto), even if the real-life Beck was a heavyset, homely mess not anywhere near as attractive as Hayek. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioIf you like true crime stuff, this is worth a look |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerMost astute is Leto's impeccable representation of an amoral snake of a man with the looks and sociopathology to fulfill the requirements of his abject trade. |
| ReelzChannel.comHeather HuntingtonLeto's layered performance as the nattily dressing dandy with no remorse is truly impressive. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterExcept for the fact that innocent lives are lost here, it would be easy to walk away from Lonely Hearts saying "so what?". |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyVastly miscast (particularly Salma Hayek) and dramatically uninvolving, this third version of the 1940s real-life murderous couple is inferior to both Leonard Kastle's 1970 cult film Honeymoon Killers and Arturo Ripstein's 1996 Mexican adaptation. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorTodd Robinson, grandson of the real-life Elmer, never fully commits to the heartlessness of the genre as Arthur Penn did in "Bonnie and Clyde." |