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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinAt 75, Aranda can still make his actors sizzle on the screen as well as he did 10 years ago in "Lovers." The explicitly hot bits here may be few and far between, but what there is of them is choice.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSucceeds as a full-bodied diversion because it takes even its silly elements seriously. If you're in the mood for impressive castles and sumptuous costumes, torch-lit processions and decorative nudity, this is the place to turn.
- 63Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleIt's López de Ayala's show, and she's relentless in her energy and passion.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottAn often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century.
- 60The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAt heart it's a randy, oversexed soap opera in period garb.
- 60L.A. WeeklyDaniel FienbergL.A. WeeklyDaniel Fienbergde Ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is, overall, far too staid for its subject matter.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisLike an ''Afterschool Special'' with costumes by Gianni Versace, Mad Love looks better than it feels.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenNothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoPleasing to the eye, with lavish sets, ravishing costumes and two great-looking stars. Unfortunately, there is little else to recommend this overwrought, melodramatic bodice-ripper.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAdroit but finally a trifle flat, Mad Love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way, say, Jane Campion might have done, but at least it possesses some.