What Love Is (2007)

"...a testament to the redemptive power of words...[and] Callahan knows to keep it short and sweet...  Josh Rosenblatt, Austin Chronicle
"A fast-talking, celebrity ensemble cast...provides a raw discussion that is very well acted...  Pam and George Singleton, Reel Movie Critic

Editor's Note Tom (Cuba Gooding Jr.) has lots of love up his sleeve this Valentine's Day. But his plans for a surprise party and a proposal both meet some unexpected obstacles when he arrives at his apartment to find his girlfriend has packed up and gone. Luckily, Tom is surrounded by good friends and pretty ladies who may just help him forget about his ex. WHAT LOVE IS costars Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon.

	Andrew Daly
	Anne Heche
	Cuba Gooding, Jr.
	Gina Gershon
	Matthew Lillard
	Sean Astin
	Shiri Appleby
	Tamala Jones
	Andrew Dickler - Editor
	David Stump - Cinematographer
	Erik Godal - Original Music By
	George Bours - Producer
	Jaymes Hinkle - Production Designer
	Joe Plenys - Editor
	Mars Callahan - Director
	Mars Callahan - Writer
	Rand Chortkoff - Executive Producer

San Francisco Chronicle 6 of 10
"What Love Is" stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Anne Heche and Sean Astin, and yet it still has a weird community theater vibe. Mars Callahan may not be your favorite director, but he certainly has a knack for getting decent actors to appear in his low-budget films...Unfortunately, his latest movie is only a fraction as interesting as the director's "Poolhall Junkies," and much more of an acquired taste. If you're in your late 30s and still trolling for hookups in trendy bars, these characters will probably speak to you. If not, you're almost certain to find them annoying...Callahan writes interesting dialogue, but he films conversations like action director Michael Bay shoots car chases -- with quick edits and other distracting camera tricks. He also tries to cram about 120 minutes worth of words into a 90-minute movie, to the point where some of the fast-talking characters sound like auctioneers...Heche seems out of place as a prudish friend and Lillard tries too hard to channel Vince Vaughn from "Swingers," but Gooding is solid in the leading-man role. He has some of the best lines, and he's pretty much the only character you could stand to hang out with in real life. - Peter Hartlaub