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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe interesting thing is that Hiller has saved the movie without substantially changing anything in the book.
- 90The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyIt looks to be clean and pure and without artifice, even though it is possibly as sophisticated as any commercial American movie ever made.
- 80VarietyVarietyIt is generally successful on all artistic levels, propelled by the best-selling Erich Segal novel written from the original screenplay.
- 70TimeTime"What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?" You can say that her movie, though soapy, is better than her silly book.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineLove Story is actually better than Segal's previously released best-seller (written from his screenplay in order to promote the film). But then that's not saying much.