Eccentric characters and a good story lost in the hands of unskillful producers. It slips from the main story several times with useless details and exhausts the viewer with repeated photos and newspaper cuts. That said, nothing spoils it more than the inconvenient and abnormal use of music - it forces the mood and muffles the speeches, giving the video an amateurish air. The draggy pace at which the interesting bits are told made the one hour and thirty- two minutes feel like an eternity. The two main characters aren't well explored and, along with all others, seem to be way too conducted by the questions being made.

A truly riveting doco/film - Crazy Love is a no-holds barred expose of the lives of Burt and Linda. At the beginning - Linda is truly an exceptionally attractive woman - whose life stands before her. Whether the relationship is a burden or gift is something only they know - probably a bit of both.Many reviews have alluded to Burt verging on the 'psychotic' - but I believe that the quote on 'obsession' at the film's start - is more realistically pertaining to Burt and his character and possibly near the end - to Linda.I am pondering on the old Jewish 'matchmaking' system in the European villages - through which this would be a 'non-story' because the Burt/Linda story never would have been allowed to happen. Does having 'choice' mean that it allows the obsession which Burt had for Linda - to flourish - with the direst of consequences?I could relate through this film to the way my dad thought about my mother - and he would have probably collapsed if anything had happened to her. Although of course violence was never in question. I was struck by Burt mentioning - at the end when Linda was married to him - that he 'still had dreams that Linda was lost and he couldn't find her'. That truly was an obsession. He was prepared to go to gaol - be attacked and injured - and lose so much for her. It was as though he knew that once she was blinded - it would potentially drive away all suitors - and reduce her life to dysfunctional - so that she would be dependent on him. In short he was prepared to suffer to the nth degree to finally marry her. THAT is true obsession/devotion. Not that throwing acid in someone's eyes is recommended!I also noticed the statements about how beautiful Burt thought Linda was even after the disfigurement. However - he may still be getting his comeuppance. (eg Listen to Linda's demands : "Get is the car - It's too hot. Have you watered the plants? Is my coffee ready etc?"?)I Like that New York directness. Living in Australia - it's something one doesn't hear - (Not since my dad and grandmother died. )A very interesting compelling/captivating story on so many levels.

The nice thing about this story is that it doesn't show what it pretends to--that with age comes wisdom. It shows that demented people are walking around us all the time and you can even be married to one so stay awake and never sleep while dating. Burt is a sociopath with psychopathic tendencies. Linda is a lovely girl who is stuck on herself. It's a union made in Hell. He is pretty much unrepentant after disfiguring her, but supposedly still in love with her (huh-Brooklynese)! She is frightened out of her mind but still able to be wooed by him (her ego demands satisfaction). He is a known whore, she's a tease. It's inevitable that people like this are drawn to each other in life. The only remorse he shows is in getting old. He's upset that he has no cachet anymore, not that he frigged up a woman's life. Their faces reveal the delight at being able to 'tell their stories' after all these years and that anyone would care enough to watch. We have become the ultimate voyeurs. Most of the friends, family, witnesses are elderly boozed out/smoked out floozies and pimps. It could have cult status. It's a film that ought to have been made by John Waters. Watch it knowing that these people have lived and learned nothing. Watch it knowing that though you'll try, you probably will NEVER reach beyond your high school mentality. Who you are in h.s. is basically who you are the rest of your life regardless of career, style, money, etc. A thug is a thug is a thug. A cheerleader is a cheerleader is an old cheerleader.

This is a very, very bizarre documentary about a very, very sick couple. In addition to this film, the story of their relationship was also chronicled in the book "A Very Different Love Story".In the late 1950s, Burt Pugach was a shyster lawyer who was married with a kid. However, Linda Riss did not know he was married and dated Burt for some time. When she realized he was already married, she broke off the relationship. During this time, Burt harassed and threatened her repeatedly. On the day she was to marry another man, some guys threw acid in Linda's face and disfigured and blinded her. It turned out Burt had paid the man to do this.So far, the story is sad and a bit shocking--but that's NOT the end of the story. While in prison for 14 years, Burt harassed Linda by writing to her no matter how often she moved. Despite this, he was paroled--even though they knew he was harassing her. Now here's the punchline--when he was released, the two freaks married each other!!! So,...the guy has lye thrown in her face and goes to prison for it...and THEN she married the guy?!? Believe it or not, the story gets even weirder, as Burt was a horrible man. Years later, Burt began threatening another lady with blinding while still married to Linda--at which point Linda came to Burt's defense!!!! I know all this sounds pretty much like an episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" and it is very compelling--in a sick and twisted way! Okay, now that the outline of this sick story has been given, let's talk about Burt and Linda. Burt's easy to figure out--he's a sociopathic scum without a conscience and quick to portray himself as a victim! His behavior while he's in jail awaiting his trial and in prison and in recent years proves he's the lowest of the low--the very worst stereotype of the sleaziest lawyer. Plus throughout the whole documentary he seemed unrepentant and actually enjoyed the attention. However, Linda is the real enigma. She sounds normal and said how much she hated him for the attack....but how does this explain what she later did?!? It was absolutely surreal how she rose to his defense in the second case and proclaimed his innocence. A Hollywood movie couldn't have been any more dramatic and weird.The film is very well made--with excellent direction and composition. I have no complaints about how they made this film--my only complaints are about this crazy couple!!! But it sure makes for an excellent film that you just can't stop watching!! By the way, near the very end, I just couldn't believe Burt saying "I just can't believe what the courts have done with me"--gee what a putz! Also, this relationship would be described most likely as a "shared psychotic disorder" according to the DSM-IV--they're both very, very disturbed and feed on each other.