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The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

for each detail. for New Orleans who becomes part of the stories about it. for John Travolta who reminds his real artistic virtues. for story, heavy, cool, fascinating, slow, dramatic and familiar, for Gabriel Macht behind "Suits" and for Scarlett Johansson and her science to escape by the temptation of clichés. one of old fashion about South, with strong flavor and the time different by the rest of world, a poem about friendship and about solitude and about the escaping from yourself.

I haven't seen much from Scarlett or Travolta, So I didn't had much curiosity or anticipations from this movie, but when I watched it, It completely blew me off. Amazing direction, superb performance from the cast, terrific script and apropos pace. In my opinion, The best thing about this movie is the pace with which everything is moving, in fact you might as well start thinking that everything is still as rock and you are kind of settled with a Gin in your rocking chair out in your porch, just sitting there idle, with no agenda in your mind. Though you are not gay, you aren't sad as well. I loved this melancholy nonchalant clip I had with myself while watching this beautiful movie. The careful selection of soundtrack couldn't have been better. Loved it to pieces.

"A Love Song for Bobby Long" is the essential film one can truly appreciate. The story is compelling, the script is an editorial delight, the ensemble containing a talent pool of outstanding performers and characters that are three dimensional interesting to enjoy. Purslane Will (Scarlett Johansson) travels to New Orleans to attend her mother's funeral, oblivious to the fact that she inherited a house from her will. But she must also share the abode with two other people; a greying literature professor Dr. Bobby Long (John Travolta) and his young assistant Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht). Both are attempting to usurp each other with quotes and booze. As Pursy cleans up their acts and the house, a bit of a bond ensues between them even through their quarrelling. As the three live in peace and harmony (yeah right!), more secrets are discovered in Pursy's late mother's will that only Bobby and Lawson know of and another secret that all three don't know about. It was an all-around emotional roller-coaster ride. It contains humor, intelligent dialogue, sentimental moments and scenes that will lift up your hearts if only a tad bit obscene in some areas. Sure it was a frugal budget, but I've seen high budget movies turn into god-awful clunkers before. I admired the transformation of the house going from a condemned house whose makeover could've been solved by a wrecking ball to an artistically crafted piece of architecture. Where they got the dough is a mystery since the triad are jobless. The bayou setting in New Orleans never looked so sophisticating and the neighborhood they lived in was a landscape's paradise. John Travolta was terrific from the the likable tough guys he's played like Tony Moreno and Vincent Vega to a more subtle Southerner like Bobby Long, though he was still a bit tense at times. The other leading characters were amazing here too. Scarlett Johansson was really into the character she played and it was hard not to sympathize with her and still looked good, even in shabby apparel. Gabriel Macht shows what he can do with a clever script and at times can out-perform the other two leading performers. And the chemistry between Macht and Johansson didn't feel forced or scripted, but real and natural. This is a movie for the intellects and one to watch if you are a true movie fan.

I liked this film, but one thing I can't figure out is why the characters of Travolta and Macht gave no signs of being a couple. The explanation given for the fact that the teacher and student spent nine years living together is that the student, Macht, felt guilty about the death of the teacher's son. That and the fact that he had promised to write Bobby Long's (Travolta) biography. That's just not credible enough a motive for spending so much time together in poverty and booze.By any standards of plausibility, there should at least have been the insinuation of an amorous past between the two. Otherwise it just looks odd.