"There is plenty to be excited about as [Esmé von Hoffman] continues to bring us new and exciting content." – Red Carpet Crash
“Hits it out of the ballpark” – The Hollywood Times
“This is not a traditional type of independent film … it’s just wholly so original, and that’s what so impresses me. … You [Esmé] really chose something much more challenging…. This movie is remarkable." – Film Threat (Chris Gore interview with Esmé von Hoffman about Ovid and the Art of Love)
“Writer/director Esme von Hoffman … gives viewers a sometimes quirky, sometimes humorous, and sometimes brutal film that is unlike most of the fare on today’s big screens.” – Theatre Byte
"Esme von Hoffman wrote an amazing, complex, funny script." – Lorry Kikta, Film Threat
"Don't miss Ovid and the Art of Love" – AM New York
"Charming" – Forbes
“Such a novel film … extremely entertaining and enlightening... ” – Debbie Elias, Behind the Lens, Adrenaline Radio
“...the ideas and exploits of the poet leap from the page to vivid life on the streets of Detroit — the social imbalances and political tensions of which are intended to reflect those of Rome under the reign of the emperor Augustus (John Savage). Wisely, the film doesn’t strain for ill-fitting Trump-era parallels, instead cultivating a vaguer, more timeless sense of youthful chafing against adult order.” – Variety
"It's a confident conceit that works, because when biopics entertain you with a unique approach like this one, the wild anachronisms only make the film pop more.” – RogerEbert.com
“Filled with dichotomy and intrigue… Corbin Bleu was perfectly cast as the young poet Ovid. His journey becomes one of hope intertwined with the politics of Rome.”
– Mark Sugiyama, Eclectic Arts
“The comedic focus on everyday absurdities that are constant from the ancient world up to now makes it fun. Watch this one with your quarantine buddies and you’ll certainly have a lot to talk about when you’re done.”
- FF2 Media
“Our struggles with love and relationships just resonate. The same problems that people had in the Roman era we continue to struggle with today … You rarely see in films today [such] adult conversation about love and relationships. We get caught up in movie tropes, but this movie does not do that, and that’s why I think it is so compelling and why I strongly recommend it.”
- Chris Gore, Film Threat
“[Ovid and the Art of Love] is a reminder that the voice of even one person daring to take a stand can make a difference in monumental ways.”
– Asha Dahya, Girl Talk HQ
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