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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldSilver garners a hilarious performance from Dempsey, whose charm is only surpassed by his talent for slapstick. And though she lets the movie lapse into a lengthy montage in the middle, she keeps the story's wit and romance intact to the very end. Loverboy is a movie worth falling for. [2 May 1989, p.C5]
- 63St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchEVERY TIME Loverboy veers toward the predictable or the situationally comedic, it rights itself. The film merits much more than a passing sigh as yet another flick for the teen audience. [2 May 1989, p.4D]
- 60EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoPowerhouse cameos, just enough sauce and extra anchovies that no one will be complaining about.
- 40The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesLover Boy should have had the courage to admit it is hopelessly tacky.
- 40Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThe film's premise is hopelessly ludicrous. Plus, though Patrick Dempsey is an agile light comedian, he's hardly plausible as a lady-killer. Patrick Swayze he's not. Alfalfa, maybe.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineLOVERBOY's "comedy" is a blend of genre-cliches and slapstick, and, not surprisingly, the film delivers few laughs.
- 30Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonThe director has been able to do nothing with this wheezing script, one of the subplots of which involves Dempsey's dad believing that his son is gay. And the movie's moments of physical farce are mortifying...What makes "Loverboy"(rated PG-13 for sexual situations) such a pitiful waste is that Dempsey has so much potential charm.
- 25Chicago TribuneJohanna SteinmetzChicago TribuneJohanna SteinmetzAdd the American work ethic to an Italian bedroom farce, give it to a director reknowned for small, natural, gently humorous films, and you come up with Loverboy, a comedy that is more often distasteful than funny. [2 May 1989, p.7C]