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A Love Song

2022

Max Walker-Silverman

Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, John Way ...

5.9

264

Drama. Romance Two childhood sweethearts, both now widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains. A love story for those who are alone.

	Media	Author	Review
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"[A] subdued but affecting drama which showcases both a stark and striking backdrop and a pair of lovely, intimate performances from character actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Poignant and lovely (...) An invigorating debut from a filmmaker who I hope keeps making gentle, graceful little projects like this one for a long time"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] should resonate with those who seek truth more than incident from their movies. There’s a tender vulnerability to the way Faye and Lito approach one another. But also a toughness."
		Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"If the film doesn’t exactly transcend its familiarity (...) it succeeds, often with understated magnificence, in finding ways to sidestep it. That’s thanks in large part to the wonderful central duo"
		Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Dale Dickey delivers a career-best performance (...) As exquisitely transcendent a film as 2022 will likely see"
		Robert Daniels IndieWire	"'A Love Song' concerns two people learning to love again, a sweet, life-affirming topic. It’s the 'how' that’s lacking."
		Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"A beautiful, overdue showcase for Dale Dickey (...) A striking debut from a filmmaker as much in love with his home state as he is insightful about the lasting power of human connections"
		Dan Mecca The Film Stage	"Lovely, short, spare, and bittersweet, this feature debut is living proof that less is sometimes more (...) This is nuanced drama, well-felt and well-told"
		Pete Hammond Deadline	"Dickey and Studi both add dimension and insight without needing to resort to much dialogue. It is sweet, quiet, and as a portrait of two souls now alone for all intents and purposes, heartbreaking but hopeful."
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"Walker-Silverman displays a keen eye, a deep heart and a sense of humor just silly enough. Dickey takes advantage of one of the best roles she's ever had to tap into something essential about loss, lonesomeness and resilience"
		Clayton Dillard Slant	"'A Love Song' remains frustratingly insular and mostly confined to the emotions of its main characters (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Luke Y. Thompson AV Club	"Dale Dickey and Wes Studi aren't the romantic leads Hollywood thinks you want, but they might be the ones you need"
		Graeme Guttmann Screen Rant	"Directed by Max Silverman, 'A Love Song' is a quiet but stirring fable about reunions, love, and time set against the backdrop of the American West (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"'A Love Song' gives Dale Dickey the long-overdue role of her career"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"'A Love Song' is a companionable movie to sit through. It’s well-photographed, unobtrusively edited, full of wondrous sights, and acted by a couple of masters of warm underplaying (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"It is beautiful, quiet, tender, and borne aloft by that rejection of the idea of hopelessness. You don't have to believe in one particular romance, it whispers, to still believe in romance (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"Like a coy, concise short story you might remember having read years ago, 'A Love Song' is the simplest of tales, but there's a complex universe of longing contained within it"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"Make no mistake: 'A Love Song' is, first and foremost, a love letter to Dickey... It's the sort of performance that makes you stop taking great actors for granted"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Slow, sweet and subdued, 'A Love Song', Max Walker-Silverman's lovely first feature, is about late-life longing and needs that never completely go away"
		Shania Russell SlashFilm	"'A Love Song' is rough around the edges, but between its gorgeously crafted world and Dickey's ability to ground the film with a single expression, the flaws fade away when the finer elements sing together in harmony"

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