A older widowed doctor begins an on-line relationship with an engineer through a dating app. She begins to help him out financially unaware that he is a scammer a fraction of her age. As the relationship deepens the scammer begins to have second thoughts.
One of a growing number of films about online scammers LOVE LIES is a good, if unremarkable film. Buoyed by excellent performances the film still manages to flounder around thanks to an uneven tone. It wants to be serious and at times heartbreaking but the infusion of humor cuts against the emotion. Additionally because there are so many similar films being made now the film doesn't seem to have enough to give us that isn't new.
I suspect that the film will play better outside of a festival where there are certain expectations of quality. Even if I don't like a festival film I always want to think I know why a film was programmed, and despite this being a good film, I'm not sure why this film is at NYAFF.
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