Film199788 min

The Love Bug

Name: The Love Bug
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1997
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Bruce Campbell, John Hannah, Alexandra Wentworth, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dana Gould

Taste attributes: adventurecomedyfamilyfantasyrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"Herbie's Back In A Brand-New Movie!"

Boxlist takeA fantastical, wholesome comedy: original and accessible. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.5 /10

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

The inimitable VW Beetle is losing all his races and destined for the scrap heap until mechanic Hank takes him over and gives him a new lease of life. Soon, Herbie is winning again, to the fury of his previous owner, who builds a menacing black bug to challenge Herbie to the ultimate race.

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