• What Love Is (2006)

    On Valentine's Day, Tom (Cuba Gooding Jr.) stops at a local bar to down a glass of courage on his way home to ask his live-in lover to marry him. Seeing some of his best friends there, he invites them to drop by later for a celebratory party. However, when Tom arrives home, his lover is gone and a Dear John letter awaits him. As Tom's friends (Matthew Lillard, Mars Callahan, Sean Astin) drop in, the group begins an alcohol-fueled discussion about love and relationships.

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What Love Is
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Release Date: 2006

DVD Release Date: April 1st, 2008

R |1 hr 28 min

Plot Summary

On Valentine's Day, Tom (Cuba Gooding Jr.) stops at a local bar to down a glass of courage on his way home to ask his live-in lover to marry him. Seeing some of his best friends there, he invites them to drop by later for a celebratory party. However, when Tom arrives home, his lover is gone and a Dear John letter awaits him. As Tom's friends (Matthew Lillard, Mars Callahan, Sean Astin) drop in, the group begins an alcohol-fueled discussion about love and relationships.

Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Mars Callahan, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, Andrew Daly, Gina Gershon, Tamala Jones

Director: Mars Callahan

Genres: Romantic comedy

Production Co: Big Sky Pictures, Blessed Film Company

Keywords: Best friend , House , Hilarious , 2000s , Transformation , Girlfriend , Relationships , Charming , Friendship , Love , Bar ,

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  • 67
    Austin Chronicle

    In its own peculiar way, What Love Is is a testament to the redemptive power of words. Thankfully, Callahan knows to keep it short and sweet, lest his audience go mad from the noise. show more

  • 0
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The problem is that if Callahan spent even a week writing this script, he wasted four good days. The dialogue, characters and situations are distressingly bad. show more

  • 25
    Peter HartlaubSan Francisco Chronicle

    An acquired taste. show more

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