Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

M MALIK i saw this film recently and it got me thinking about it for sometime after it was over that there are many ways to make money and one of them is this the sexy way many people have done that in the world including playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner but not like this guy Paul Raymond did in UK through 60s & 80s he later became one of the richest men in the country this film highlights everything you need to know about the business he was in & his life.the plot:Paul Raymond is a entrepreneur who looks back at his life of how he created a new empire in UK by creating strip joints,soft-core magazines & many more to be the ultimate king of entertainment in UK also known as king of Soho & sophistication, & his relationship with his daughter Debbie & family membersthe cast:Anna Freil,Imogen Poots are two ladies to lookout for but one man has clearly stole the show he is Steve Coogan as his portrayal of Paul Raymond was spot on also funny at some places specially when he mimic Sean Connery James bond shaken not stirred in one scene he gave one hell of an amazing performance.there is a lot of nudity in this film and sex like usual soft-core films but its passable because your in for the story not for sensual scenes most of all it was about how Paul run that business & family and kept them all together despite they were falling apart Paul tries hard but what fate has in-store for him is definitely a worth looking story, Paul Raymond became also gets accused of running prostitution inside his club and Soho the sex entertainment district,this film is not about rise and fall Paul was on rise till his death in 2008.overall its a story of the king of sex as far as i see if your looking for a good story and great performances plus if you are a Steve Coogan fan then this is a must see for you i am also surprised that not many critics from Singapore and India have picked this up i am happy for that as critical reception kills it this film is purely for audience members i enjoyed it for what it was.My Rating For The Look Of Love 2013 Is 7/10 Highly Recommended Go See It.

Tim Meade Director Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan collaborated a decade ago on 24 Hour Party People – a look at Manchester's innovative music scene from the mid-1970s onward. It is considered by many, including myself, as a minor classic. So hopes were high as they united once more for this biopic about Britain's erstwhile soft-pornographer-in-chief, and ultimately the country's richest man, Paul Raymond.Sadly, they cannot re-create the magic in this hotch-potch of a film which seems to lack any kind of compass and is unsure of the statement it wishes to make.There is a total lack of irony as we follow Raymond's hedonistic and highly lucrative lifestyle, giving people what many of them clearly want and for which they are happy to pay large amounts of money.Steve Coogan as Paul Raymond frequently drifts far too close to his Alan Partridge persona throughout the film, and comparisons are almost invited as he shows Raymond impersonating Sean Connery to his friends.There are under-weighted cameos from the likes of Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas; David Walliams plays a lecherous vicar, apparently a good friend of Raymond, but we are given no idea as to how he arrived on the scene and without backstory he comes across as a superficial irrelevance.The soundtrack is impressive, especially the Bacharach and David numbers, and the film does succeed in evoking a sense of period. But these are not enough. The film is ultimately specious and unsatisfying.

Moobee this is a movie filled up with event and facts but no characters, no detail on characters' world, they are acting on the surface, the script is the problem, it should be worked into textures and layers of these colourful characters rather than just covered them with events and what's happen, they could edit some scenes out which director just show what's happen but not take them further to a better storytelling; stories happened to build the characters so we viewers can sympathize with them. You don't feel for any of the characters here. it's such a shame. this movie has no angle to this special group of people.....All the emotion is not quite there, never gets to the point and ends at the surfaces. the film wasted these casting since they can do more than what's in the film. We all know how well they can act for such a colourful Raymond's world.

leonblackwood Review: This movie starts off well but then it goes downhill once the relationship between Paul Raymond and his daughter gets introduced. The movie focuses on a period in his life more than his legacy, which is a shame because I found him quite interesting. All of the actors put in good performances and I liked the wit that was put into the script, but I did get bored after a while. Steve Coogan played his part well, taking into consideration that he is coming from a comedy background, but I was hoping for a deeper look into the tycoon. It ends without much explanation about what happened to Paul Raymond and his family and I would have like to see some real footage, either on the bonus material on the DVD or even at the end of the movie. I honestly think that the director cold have done much better with such an interesting individual. Disappointing!Round-Up: Judging by the money that this movie had made, audiences obviously didn't like the directors interpretation of Paul Raymond's life. I hadn't heard of him before watching this movie so I found his story quite interesting. I didn't know that Soho had been controlled by one person and how the whole empire started so it was a bit of an eye opener. I would like to see a proper biopic though.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $16,000 (Terrible!)I recommend this movie to people who like there graphic dramas about Paul Raymond and a period of his life. 3/10