Love Hurts

'Love Hurts' is one I highly enjoyed, thanks to thoroughly entertaining action, a good cast and a nicely paced 83 minute run time. There are things that can be classed as issues, for example the internal monologues are iffy and it's perhaps a tad over sentimental in parts.

Those aforementioned things aren't a big deal for me though, like at all. I'd recommend this and would happily revisit it, I'd imagine the rewatchability is pretty high. The pure action is great to watch, there is some top stunt work on show. It's super satisfying to see unfold.

Ke Huy Quan brings a strong lead performance, as he is supported competently by Ariana DeBose - who has been extremely busy this last year or two, not that that's a negative as I do enjoy se...

Sadly, Love Hurts is Ke Huy Quans first film as a leading man after winning an Academy Award for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Quans acting career was sparse for nearly 40 years, but trained in martial arts his entire life and worked with Corey Yuen (martial arts choreographer for The Man with the Iron Fists, director of The Transporter) as a fight coordinator on X-Men and a stunt choreographer on Jet Lis The One.

Quan is the highlight of Love Hurts. Hes likable and conflicted as Marvin Gable. Quan has this relatable charisma to his performances and thats no different here. Hes wise and compassionate in the film while willing to tutor whoever is willing to listen. His action sequences are impressive with the speed and innovation of ...

Marv (Ke Huy Quan) is a cheery real estate agent whos just won an award for his sterling efforts when he receives an unwelcome visitor at his office. The Raven (Mustafa Shakir) is a poet, he loves his verse - but hes also an useful man with his knives too, and after a few minutes we begin to suspect that this meek little estate agent has really got all the ninja skills of John Wick. It transpires that he used to be an enforcer for his sibling Knuckles (Daniel Wu) who has been mixed up with some Russians and is now worried that Rose (Ariana DeBose) has managed to wheedle some information from his missing accountant Kippy (Rhys Darby). Now she is supposed to have been killed already, but big brother is sceptical and because Rose and Marv have...

This movie starts off like a comedy, which is fine if thats what its aiming for, but when you go in expecting action and get slapstick humor instead, it feels off. The tone is all over the place. The story follows Marvin Gable (Ke Huy Quan), a former hitman turned real estate agent, but it doesnt do much with that concept. It throws him into a situation where his past comes back to haunt him, yet theres no proper setup, no real stakes, and no explanation for why things happen the way they do. The transitions are rushed, and the pacing feels like the script was pieced together without a clear vision. Theres barely a plot, just a series of chaotic events with little to no build-up.

The directing is a mess. Scenes escalate with no logic, an...

Despite the undeniable talent of Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, LOVE HURTS is a painfully generic action-comedy that does little to justify its rather short presence. While both actors bring their usual charisma and commitment, both are left stranded in a film that lacks creativity, effective humor, and even a basic sense of narrative cohesion. The occasional well-executed fight sequence provides fleeting moments of excitement, but they aren't nearly enough to compensate for the bland storytelling and underdeveloped characters. For a movie that leans so heavily on the concept of blending action with comedy, it fails to deliver enough of either to make the experience remotely engaging.

What's most frustrating is how LOVE HURTS squanders i...