Currently, the movie has a 19% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Love Hurts’poor receptionis surprising for many reasons.

Furthermore,Love Hurtshas an arguably solid premise.

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Quan gets to bring his action skills to the table, while interesting relationships play out around him.

Even the marketing of a Valentine’s Day candy splattered in blood is particularly eye-catching.

Yet, it seems that none of this was enough to save the film.

Ke Huy Quan enters a club in Love Hurts

According to critics on Rotten Tomatoes,Love Hurtsstruggles to maintain an interesting and coherent plot.

The movie skips from over-choreographed action sequences to plot points that simply don’t make much sense.

From the writing to the execution,Love Hurtsdisappointed critics on just about every level.

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One standout issue forLove Hurtswas its attempt at merging genres.

AlthoughLove Hurtsis marketed as an action movie, it also tries to tackle comedy and romance.

Even the action felt too mechanical.

Ke Huy Quan as Marvin looking worried while reading a Valentine’s Day card in Love Hurts-1

Are There Any Redeemable Aspects To Love Hurts?

However, they do exist.

The main positive that can be found inLove Hurts’reviews is the performance of Quan.

Rose aims a taser in Love Hurts

Based on how dislikedLove Hurtsis,it is impressive that Quan has received such positive feedback.

It seems that the actor made the best of a poor situation.

Even if the fight scenes felt inauthentic, Quan carried them out with style and gusto.

Ke Huy Quan as Marvin looking concerned standing in his living room in Love Hurts

Viewers gave the movie a 63%.

Many were excited byLove Hurts’action sequences, and were satisfied with the movie’s genre-bending qualities.

Reviews were certainly mixed, but not as negative as critics'.

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However, just like the critics, audiences were left disappointed with the romance and the surface-level plot.

Others may seeLove Hurtsas the fluke.

In this way,Quan could fare just fine, despite this difficult failure.

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Another benefit for Quan is that he has more movies coming out soon, which can overshadowLove Hurts.

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