Synopsis
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
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Cast
- Philip Seymour HoffmanWilson Joel
- Jack KehlerDenny
- Sarah KoskoffMaura
- Stephen TobolowskyTom Bailey
- Erika AlexanderBrenda
- Shannon HoltAngela Ryan from Bailey Federated
- Kevin BreznahanJim
- Daniel FarberHuffer Boy
- Kelli GarnerHuffer Girl
- Chris EllisPatriot Model Aeronautics Clerk
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
Hoffman's touchingly fractured performance gives the picture a warm dimension. - 80
Dallas Observer
Provides Hoffman with what he's long deserved: a movie of his own. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie proceeds with a hypnotic relentlessness that hesitates between horror and black comedy. - 75
New York Post
An oddly endearing little chamber piece that provides a terrific showcase for Hoffman, surely the best actor who has never been nominated for an Oscar. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A downbeat but oddly affectionate tale. - 70
Variety
Todd Louiso's directorial debut emerges at once as compelling and as a bit of a specimen due to the entirely singular nature of the protagonist's behavior. - 60
The New York Times
The movie is so small and emotionally constricted that it gives Hoffman too little room to explore his range. - 60
The A.V. Club
Love Liza needs more than mood on its side. A moment of recognizable human behavior would have been a fine place to start.
