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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWho Do You Love, directed by Broadway veteran Jerry Zaks, pays attention to the music but to its credit pays even more attention to the actors and story.
- 70VarietyVarietyUltimately an entertaining story about a deeply lonely man.
- Nostalgia and blues buffs who missed that lively film ("Cadillac Records") could do worse than this entertaining, if sometimes slight, revisit directed by Broadway veteran Jerry Zaks.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenHas neither the star power nor the epic sense of itself that infused “Cadillac Records,” the 2008 film on the same subject.
- 58The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWorks best when it isn’t about freezing time and explaining moments in pop-music history, but is instead about guys playing music together.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThere isn't anything especially wrong with Who Do You Love but there's nothing here that cries out to be seen, either. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/who_do_you_love_VZgyGvsv0ruc9teHrzQIlJ#ixzz0kcaj8Mwl
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearEven if you can miraculously avoid comparing this take on rock & roll record maker Leonard Chess (Nivola) to 2008’s similar Cadillac Records, Jerry Zaks’s lukewarm biopic still won’t get your fingers snapping; it’d be a runt in any litter.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe music will keep you in your seat, but there's so much more to this story. If only they'd gotten it right the second time around.
- 10Village VoiceVillage VoiceGoes from awful to insufferable.