Love Hurts (2025)★ 4.8/10

The lead actress’s performance was weak, and the film’s mix of gore and romance didn’t mesh well. The overreliance on violent set pieces clashed with the overarching love theme. Ke Huy Quan’s biggest flaw was failing to create a unique character; instead, he spent the entire movie playing a version of Jackie Chan.

"Love Hurts" prioritizes action over plot, much like its predecessor, "Nobody." Unfortunately, the action sequences don’t live up to expectations. Ke Huy Quan seems pigeonholed into becoming the next Jackie Chan, mimicking his martial arts style and persona.

Ever since Ke Huy Quan won the Academy Award, cementing his acting career comeback, I’ve been in full support of whatever he does. The new action romantic comedy LOVE HURTS is seriously testing that support. Marvin (Ke Huy Quan) is one of the best realtors in town. When his dark and violent past comes back and threatens the new life he’s built, he’s forced to face it head on. There is so much that doesn’t work in this movie. First, the story sucks. Marvin thought that having his face plastered around town was a good way of laying low after betraying his crime boss boba- drinking brother Alvin “Knuckles” (Daniel Wu). Marvin’s betrayal consisted of saving the life of his love interest Rose (Ariana DeBose), who comes back into his life like a wrecking ball because “Hiding ain’t living”. I have never seen two characters in a romance have less chemistry. I always try and use my big words, but not here: He feels like a “simp” and she feels like an a**hole who uses him like a tool. The side characters were a little more interesting and fun, which isn’t a good sign. Quan reunites with his GOONIES co-star Sean Astin, who actually has a good scene. Drew Scott (from the Property Brothers) has a funny scene, as does football player Marshawn Lynch. The antagonist has zero character development, which should’ve been easy to add in, since he’s Marvin’s estranged brother. The action scenes were not bad, but it felt like they were playing it safe. Even though the movie is 83 minutes long, it still feels too long. LOVE HURTS is a Valentine’s Day movie with commitment issues with half-baked subplots and a cookie-cutter ending. Just watch the trailer, that’s basically the movie.

A atuação da atriz principal é fraca, e a mistura de sangue e romance do filme não combinou bem. A dependência excessiva de cenários violentos entrou em conflito com o tema abrangente do amor. A maior falha de Ke Huy Quan foi não conseguir criar um personagem único; em vez disso, ele passou o filme inteiro interpretando uma versão de Jackie Chan.

La interpretación de la actriz principal es floja, y la mezcla de gore y romance de la película no encaja bien. La excesiva dependencia de las escenas violentas chocaba con el tema del amor. El mayor defecto de Ke Huy Quan es que no consigue crear un personaje único, sino que se pasa toda la película interpretando una versión de Jackie Chan.

Amor Bandido prioriza a ação ao invés do enredo, assim como seu antecessor, Anônimo. Infelizmente, as sequências de ação não correspondem às expectativas. Ke Huy Quan parece determinado a se tornar o próximo Jackie Chan, imitando seu estilo e personalidade nas artes marciais.

Amor explosivo da prioridad a la acción sobre la trama, al igual que su predecesora, Nadie. Por desgracia, las secuencias de acción no están a la altura de las expectativas. Ke Huy Quan parece encasillado en convertirse en el próximo Jackie Chan, imitando su estilo de artes marciales y su persona.