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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposThis is a great little thriller with some genuinely creepy moments.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittViolence Hitch would have found way beyond what's necessary. Horror fans will find effective shivers, though.
- 60VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyWhile the premise has possibilities for some creepy, pulpy fun, writer-director Robert Parigi brings too little style or humor, instead going a more obvious, overwrought route.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxOf course, no creepy movie worth its salt would be complete without an appearance by Udo Kier, and Parigi doesn't disappoint: Kier appears as Kenneth's louche, hookah-smoking next-door neighbor and, as always, is a disturbing delight.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe modestly assembled Love Object... is only periodically derailed by its tone; Mr. Parigi sometimes overplays the humor in the midst of all the deadpan.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceUtilizes horror movie jolts to plumb male control-freakishness.
- 50SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorBy the end of Love Object a dorky loner who wants a rubber sex doll at his beck and call seems a lot less objectionable than a director who wants a talented flesh-and-blood actress at his.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanUnfortunately, the patina of witty satire eventually gives way to a gratuitous sadism that makes this sordid story feel like a fraud.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUnfortunately, Love Object, which uncomfortably totters from psychological suspense to black comedy to pull-out-the-stops horror, never quite lives up to its bizarre premise, and despite its audacious subject matter, it will even have difficulty attaining future cult status.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickHorror-movie vets Harrington ("Wrong Turn") and Sagemiller ("Soul Survivors") struggle unsuccessfully with characters who are frequently more plastic than Nikki.