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What Love Is

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What Love Is
Release poster
Directed byMars Callahan
Written byMars Callahan
Produced byGeorge Bours
John Hermansen
Mars Callahan
StarringCuba Gooding Jr.
Matthew Lillard
Sean Astin
Anne Heche
Gina Gershon
CinematographyDavid Stump
Edited byAndrew Dickler
Joe Plenys
Music byErik Godal
Distributed byBig Sky Motion Pictures
Release date
  • March 23, 2007 (2007-03-23)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon.

Premise

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The film is shot one evening, mostly in a man's apartment (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) on the Valentine's Day he intends to propose to his girlfriend. Before he can pop the question, he arrives home to discover she has mostly moved out. Then, several childhood friends and later several women arrive for a planned Valentine's party, all of which give their takes on relationships, love and interacting.

Cast

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Reception

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Box office

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The film made roughly $19,000 at 42 theaters during its theatrical run.[1]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10.[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 14 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[3]

Home media

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The film was released on DVD on April 1, 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ What Love Is at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  2. ^ "What Love Is (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ "What Love Is". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ "What Love Is at DVD Active"
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