I will say now that I love Drew Barrymore. I think she's gorgeous, talented and a wonderful example for others. It's now as though I don't want to like her films. I do want to like them, and usually I do. But I will also say now that I hate her movie 'Mad Love'. I think it's idiotic, pointless and boring. I have given this movie a 3- the lowest score I've ever given so far. There are others that got a 4 that were equally bad as far as plot or character development or what have you. They, however, had something going for them- a standout performance by one actor, great visuals, or maybe they were just dumb fun. 'Mad Love' has none of those things to recommend it. Chris O'Donnell is far from my favorite actor, and his performances seem permanently set to 'bland'. This is no exception. And much as I love Drew- and I do- her performance here is, as some far more distinguished reviewer than I put it, "little more than an annoying twitch". The soundtrack is as self-conciously hip as the movie tries to be. Why this movie proved to be so popular among some of my young female peers, I don't know. Maybe it just spoke to them in a way that it did not to me. A disappointment and a waste of it's lead actress' time.
Review of Mad Love
