''Random Acts of Romance'' (originally titled ''Love Bites'') is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Katrin Bowen, starring

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Laura Bertram Laura Maureen Bertram (born 5 September 1978Laura Bertram's bio
at www.northernstars.ca/

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and

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Cast

as David *

Laura Bertram Laura Maureen Bertram (born 5 September 1978Laura Bertram's bio
at www.northernstars.ca/

as Holly *

as Diane *

as Matt *

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as Richard *

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as Bud *

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as Lynne * Lisa Chandler as Sarah * Taylor St. Pierre as Young husband *

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as Young wife * Nicholas Carella as Saul * Morgan Brayton as Gwen * Christina Jastrzembska as Mrs. Anderson * Diana Pavlovská as Cooking lady

Release

The film premiered at the

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on 5 October 2012. It opened in theatres in Canada on 8 November 2013.

Reception

Katherine Monk of '' Canada.com'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that there is "enough selection at the emotional buffet to keep our psychological palate amused." ''

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'' wrote that while the film "manages to transcend the hokey, overused bunch-of-connected-people-and-hey-some-of-them-are-at-the-same-restaurant-on-the-same-night construct with some really nice writing, and strong performances", the relationship between Matt and Diane "doesn't ring true". Glen Schaefer of ''

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'' wrote that while the film "deserves credit for its ambition and some snappy dialogue", it "falls down in its depiction of characters whose behaviours are all quirk and no reality." Chris Knight of the ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

'' wrote that the film "never quite gathers the momentum promised in the opening scenes." Radheyan Simonpillai of ''

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'' wrote that "If there are any sincere ideas about modern love buried within Katrin Bowen’s ''Random Acts Of Romance'', they’re barely visible beneath all the frivolity, contrivance and foolishness."

References

External links

* * Canadian comedy films 2012 comedy films {{comedy-film-stub