Memorable, crazy movie

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

A truly riveting doco/film - Crazy Love is a no-holds barred expose of the lives of Burt and Linda. At the beginning - Linda is truly an exceptionally attractive woman - whose life stands before her. Whether the relationship is a burden or gift is something only they know - probably a bit of both.Many reviews have alluded to Burt verging on the 'psychotic' - but I believe that the quote on 'obsession' at the film's start - is more realistically pertaining to Burt and his character and possibly near the end - to Linda.I am pondering on the old Jewish 'matchmaking' system in the European villages - through which this would be a 'non-story' because the Burt/Linda story never would have been allowed to happen. Does having 'choice' mean that it allows the obsession which Burt had for Linda - to flourish - with the direst of consequences?I could relate through this film to the way my dad thought about my mother - and he would have probably collapsed if anything had happened to her. Although of course violence was never in question. I was struck by Burt mentioning - at the end when Linda was married to him - that he 'still had dreams that Linda was lost and he couldn't find her'. That truly was an obsession. He was prepared to go to gaol - be attacked and injured - and lose so much for her. It was as though he knew that once she was blinded - it would potentially drive away all suitors - and reduce her life to dysfunctional - so that she would be dependent on him. In short he was prepared to suffer to the nth degree to finally marry her. THAT is true obsession/devotion. Not that throwing acid in someone's eyes is recommended!I also noticed the statements about how beautiful Burt thought Linda was even after the disfigurement. However - he may still be getting his comeuppance. (eg Listen to Linda's demands : "Get is the car - It's too hot. Have you watered the plants? Is my coffee ready etc?"?)I Like that New York directness. Living in Australia - it's something one doesn't hear - (Not since my dad and grandmother died. )A very interesting compelling/captivating story on so many levels.

I fell for the hype and viewed nothing that I expected. I just didn't find it shocking or outrageous in content. In more or less a documentary style is the telling of a very weird romance. The married 32 year old Burt Pugach, a nerdy looking attorney of sorts and a jack of several trades puts his eyes on an attractive 20 year old sweet girl from the Bronx named Linda. It was love at first sight. Maybe a bit one sided in favor of Burt. Linda didn't stop the whirlwind romance that was a roller-coaster ride of pretense and obsession. Their marriage was a saga of violent and psychological abuse that headlined newspapers and magazines in the late 1950s. It was a complex coupling to say the least and director Dan Klores with the couple examine those turbulent times almost fifty years later. This film is an example of making craziness seem mundane.

"Crazy Love" again shows us just how compelling real people and situations can be when compared to their fictional counterparts. The screenwriter has not yet been born who could come up with such a detailed, character-rich, period-to-present story. Simply outrageous, you can smell the ink of the old New York tabloids wafting from the screen. This film is endlessly entertaining, fascinating, scary, funny, familiar, confusing and confounding. I think that New Yorkers will find the film and it's tone particularly interesting. The stock footage and stills are outdone only by the amazing Bronx/Brooklyn-ese accents whining from this quirky but genuine group. Think of it, single scandalous crime whose layers have been evolving and unfolding for 50 years now. A must see!

Now I thought the subject of this documentary was very interesting, but the overall documentary just wasn't all that interesting. Now how they screwed it up and made it quite boring, I don't know. It's funny that these two somehow ended up married even though he blinded her and went to jail for that crime, and makes you realize that often times love does indeed conquer all! I really wanted to like this, but it just wasn't very good. I'm not sure if it was the way it was presented or what it was that just didn't make it quite work. I would only recommend this documentary to those that love documentaries. Personally I don't think this is worth having a DVD release and would have been better off as a CourtTV special or something. It's simply not that good.