71. Again, he found the love story uninvolving and the lead performances bland. 72. Buddy shows are all closeted love stories. 73. But besides being a story of epic historical proportions, it is also an extraordinary love story. 74. But entertainment journalists were not treated to the same old actors-on-location love story they live to report. 75. But even in the wobbly narrative bookends that hold a love story, interrupted by disaster, there are flashes of a deeper metaphysical poignancy. 76. But for a love story that aspires to Wagnerian heights, the film feels awfully muted. 77. But Gladys and Pete Saccomanno died within an hour of each other, the last chapter in a real American love story. 78. But is it one of the historical periods that you can set a love story to, like the Civil War or World War I? 79. But in true Hollywood fashion, these indelible sequences are book-ended by a schmaltzy love story. 80. But it was a normal love story. |