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Watch: The Thing Called Love 1993 123movies, Full Movie Online – Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a song writer. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry, head over heels, but start to regret it very soon..
Plot: Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.
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	6.4/10 Votes: 8,196
	57% | RottenTomatoes
	46/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 113 Popularity: 8.04 | TMDB

Reviews:

To Be Young And In Love In Nashville
One of River Phoenix’s last film roles was as part of a quartet of performer/songwriters looking to get a break in country music in Nashville. The rest of the quartet in The Thing Called Love is Samantha Mathis, Sandra Bullock, and Dermpt Mulroney. The whole thing kind of reminds me a little bit of Stage Door in the hopes and dreams and the camaraderie shared among the hopefuls.

In the two hour running time of the film there are almost 20 musical numbers, so many the plot almost gets in the way. When the quartet isn’t singing, they’re acting out the usual angst romantic and professional that are common to the young. And several country stars do some musical bits here, chiefly Tricia Yearwood who sings her hit, She’s In Love With The Boy.

Tricia also figures into the plot when Mulroney and Mathis break into Yearwood’s car in order to leave a cassette tape of Mulroney’s latest song. It sounds like something out of I Love Lucy and it all works out in the Lucy manner with Yearwood being a good sport about it. In real life, those two would have been in court with Yearwood taking a restraining order out.

The plot is pedestrian, but the music is nice, especially if you are a country and western fan.

River Phoenix shines before passing on, plus the lovely Samantha Mathis
Several 20-somethings try to make it in the country music business in Nashville: Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis), fresh from New York City; Connecticut cowboy Kyle (Dermot Mulroney); ditzy but genuine Southern belle Linda Lue (Sandra Bullock); and the bursting-with-creative-energy-and-confidence James Wright (River Phoenix).

“The Thing Called Love” (1993) failed miserably at the box office but it’s a pretty solid drama revolving around the music biz in Nashville.

The film isn’t redneck-y at all (not that there’s anything wrong with that, lol); the people are genuine and likable, if sometimes annoying. The movie has a hip flair and is filled with newer country music (for 1993, that is). Aside from trying to make it in the music business the story naturally revolves around Kyle and James’ attraction to Miranda and their ensuing rivalry.

The film never cops a meanspirited vibe, despite one brawl. The viewer gets the impression that these are good, talented people who will remain friends no matter what.

A couple of things make the film worthwhile, for me anyway. One is the magnetic performance of River Phoenix, who was 22 during filming. His face looks like Quorthon of Bathory (when he was in his 20s), if you’re familiar with that obscure metal band.

He exudes the brooding charisma of Marlon Brando, just different. Unfortunately, three and a half months after the movie’s release River was found dead outside an L. A. nightclub due to an overdose. He was only 23. Samantha Mathis (Miranda) was dating him at the time.

Speaking of whom, Samantha is the second key highlight of this flick wherein she even outshines Sandra Bullock. Keep in mind that this was the year before Bullock’s breakout with “Speed.” Samantha’s beauty is captured well in a couple scenes, like around the 40-minute mark when Linda Lue’s beau is passed out on the bed. It’s too bad Samantha never broke-out, like Sandra. Her most popular flick is arguably “Broken Arrow” (1996) and then she pretty much disappeared from feature films.

A few country stars have cameos, like Trisha Yearwood and Pam Tillis.

“The Thing Called Love” may not be a great country music film like “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980) but it’s pretty solid and highlighted by the brooding charisma of River Phoenix. He was great and it’s a pity he died so prematurely.

The film runs 1 hour, 56 minutes, with the the Director’s Cut running a couple minutes longer. It and was mostly shot in Nashville, with one scene done at Graceland in Memphis and another one in Santa Clarita, California (the bus stop / cafe sequence where Miranda writes a song).

GRADE: B-/B.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 56 min (116 min)
Budget 14000000
Revenue 1029721
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
Director Peter Bogdanovich
Writer Carol Heikkinen
Actors River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm