I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

A young woman, Pursy (played by Scarlett Johansson), learns that her estranged mother has died in New Orleans. She returns to her mother's house to discover that it is inhabited by two men, one an aging alcoholic, Bobby Long (John Travolta). A Love Song for Bobby Long offers little despite it's 2 talented leads but also it's quite boring to sit threw the whole thing. It's a drama that isn't enough deep but also i didn't found the perfomances as strong as i hoped plus Travolta's hair looked horrendous threw out the entire movie and it was kinda sad. (0/10)

a delicate picture from South. the atmosphere, the story, the acting - all is splendid. and must see it not for actors or for the reviews but for taste of a special experience who remind memories, choices, errors of each of us. game of nuances, convincing, show of vulnerabilities and masks, transformations and decisions, a little Tennesee Williams and Steinbeck, it is a gentle lesson about real essence of freedom.Scarlett Johansson shines in her role and the light is a kind of rainbow. John Travolta remembers his great and powerful potential. a film who presents slices of a state of soul. and its virtue is not the art to do a realistic/touching picture but to seem be an experience for viewer. that is all. so, it is a not bad idea to see it. as a story who can speak about yourself.

When I first selected this film on the Encore package I knew it would be a good one because John Travolta has emerged as one of the great actors of our time. He has come a long way since his dancing days in 'Saturday Night Fevor.' I was not disappointed, as the entire cast was outstanding and the screenplay writer put up one out of the south as it is today.The music was terrific and, although the film may be slow to some, why don't you watch a movie with an aging Bruce Willis or Sylvestor Stallone trying to act like a stud? Clint Estwood as least acts his age, ex's: 'Heartbreak Ridge' and 'Gran Torino.' Travolta was made up to look older; no problem, I am 71 and I don't care if people think I'm old.At first, I thought the film was set in Mississippi, the 'fattest' state in the USA. Let me reiterate, I have been to every state and most countries and no people are kinder than Missippippi's or Louisiananites. If fat people are jolly and caring, I'd like to live there in a New York minute. The food is great! Is the 'Cock of the Walk' restaurant near Jackson still operating? That was a great experience; also, riding on 'Desire' and sitting in the back of the bus in Jackson, a white guy in a grey flannel suit.

Travolta's unconvincing Cajun accent notwithstanding (I never cared for any of his "Southern" accents so was not expecting much), this is one of the better indie films of the past decade, and I thought the direction was steady. This is good storytelling. You find yourself caring about every character; not seeing Lorraine was a fine idea; it is enough to imagine this dissolute mother and New Orleans singer. The film very convincingly portrays three people who have almost always failed themselves. And here they get another chance to get life right. I thought Gabriel Macht and Scarlett Johansson did good work. Travolta did well when he wasn't hamming it up. This is one of those films that bears repeat viewings.