Very few movies can elicit such wildly different reactions from people. This movie seems to be the classic "loved it or hated it" movie.I saw it years ago and found Bridgette Wilson gorgeous, French Stewart surprisingly appealing and the "War of the Roses" to be funny stuff. It is now making the cycle thru Showtime and I've watched it again.This time I found myself laughing out loud. The one-liners were great and the performances absolutely spot on. Bridgette (still gorgeous) is obsessed with getting married and is clearly overly manipulative, but I think has real affection for the guy. French Stewart, relaxed and likable as a leading man, is put off by some of her antics, but sees a "pretty, sexy, fun" woman in his life. She finally snaps and he sees the bad is way worst, so let the games begin!! The escalating battles are funny, the actors are terrific in their more and more crazy ways. I particularly liked Bridgette Wilson's comic touches. She got a bit typecast as the Bride left behind in several movies after this, and never got to be this funny again.So in keeping with the theme of these user comments, if you don't buy into the broad, snippy humor, you're not in for a good time. If your humor leans toward some slapstick, animals in peril, and dark "get even" stuff, you'll get a lot of laughs.

Frustration humour is a term me and a pal of mine use to describe comedic situations that rely on the protagonist constantly being put in awful situations (often, but not always, by their love interest). We began using the term in connection to "Green Acres" and "I Dream of Jeannie" many years ago. A recent film examples of this would be "Meet The Parents". If done properly, it can be funny ("You, Me and Dupree"). If the correct balance isn't struck, it's just frustrating and annoying ("License to Wed")."Love Stinks" pushes it about as far as it can but it's resolution leaves you feeling satisfied. Bridgitte Wilson and French Stewart are both fantastic in this film. I'm truly amazed Wilson hasn't become a bigger star. The film begins with Seth and Chelsea meeting and the chemistry is immediate. We all know that euphoric feeling of early infatuation and it's captured perfectly in this film. I felt myself falling for Chelsea. But as a relationship matures those feelings fade and reality sets in. Sometimes, it isn't pretty. This film is about one of those times and it's truly hilarious. I'm sure most of us has dated someone who turned out to be a little looney. It's always nice to be able to laugh about it later.

While the pairing of Bridget Wilson and French Stewart seems unlikely at first, as the story unfolds it becomes clear that her true love is marriage itself. He quickly tires of her neurotic behaviors; instead of breaking it off cleanly, he tries to weasel out in hopes that she will move on. She isn't willing to give up her goal after all the time she's invested. And so it begins....As only people who know each other intimately can do, each pushes the other's buttons in the hopes of breaking the other one down. There are some deliciously evil and spiteful scenes, reminiscent of War of the Roses, but in a lighter vein. Truly witty dialogue and a fast pace make this movie is worth watching, but if that's not enough for you, watch it for the gassy bedroom scene. A lot of fun to watch, and a great ending.

Firstly I'd like to mention, that this movie is a rather over-the-top and not very intelligent or realistic comedy containing rude/insulting humour (looking at the rating many would probably call it just stupid) mainly about a woman who turns into a quite she-Satan when the well-off man she has sinked her claws on refuses to marry her. If that sounds like it will make you feel bad don't watch this, go have a glass of milk and some cookies instead.After seeing 'Love Stinks' I thought it probably hasn't got a very good rating here because of bashing from some ferocious feminists and other people who take themselves and things in general too seriously. However when I checked the ratings (which weren't very high as expected) I saw that women didn't in general give lower points than men which was a pleasant surprise. I guess there are more than few women who can take even a little provocative joke after all.The reason why I expected women to bash this movie is that it portrays many women as either rather bimbo-like (many of the side characters) or manipulative control freaks (especially the main character and also to some extent her woman friend).The main plot revolves around Chelsea and Seth who meet at a party. Chelsea is the bridesmaid and Seth is the.. umm.. 'groomsmaid' at their friends wedding (can't remember the real word at the moment, bad English, sorry, if u want to make a complaint please make it in finnish ;)). They get together and for a while things are OK. Then Chelsea decides she wants to get married and starts plotting on how to get what she wants. At first it seems to work but then Seth starts to get worried and jumps on the brakes. When he determinedly refuses to propose to her Chelsea goes slightly mad and tries to rip Seths life apart, which leads to quite a war between the two.Someone compared this to the 'War of Roses' and I also think the two are a bit similar. The War of Roses is a little better I think, Love Stinks is bit like War of Roses with a screwball twist.I gave this movie a rating of 6 due to it being a bit uneven (there are few moments that are in my opinion a bit boring or stupid). However I would recommend seeing this because the funny parts are quite funny. There's a farting in bed - scene for example that has been circling in the net (Feeder on fire! Incoming..! ;).