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6.1/10
Senior Film Conservator
A definitive 6.1/10 rating for a film that redefined the boundaries of cult cinema. Love Krazy remains a cornerstone of transgressive art.
If you are looking for a gentle, relaxing Saturday morning watch, steer clear of Love Krazy. It is loud, it is frantic, and honestly, the whole snout-faced protagonist thing is just plain weird. But if you have a soft spot for the kind of bizarre, scratchy animation that doesn't care if it makes sense, you might find yourself hitting replay.
It’s definitely not for anyone who gets uncomfortable with obsessive stalking tropes, even in a cartoon from this era. The pacing is absolutely relentless. One minute you are looking at a character who looks like she belongs in a nightmare, and the next she is trying to be Jean Harlow. The jump is jarring, to say the least.
The whole bit where she tries to beautify herself is the highlight. It is gross and funny in that old-school ink-and-paint way. You can tell the animators were having fun making everything go wrong. It reminds me a bit of the frantic energy in The Wild Goose Chase, where the chaos just piles up until it can’t possibly get any crazier.
Her transformation into a 'Harlow' lookalike is... well, it is a reach. She looks exactly like she did before, just with a slightly better attitude and maybe a hat. The audacity of it is the best part. 🤡
There is a certain charm to how unpolished this is. It isn't trying to be Nothing But the Truth or some grand cinematic statement. It is just a short, weird flick about a guy who really, really needs to lock his front door. Sometimes, that is enough.
If you enjoy this, you probably liked The Tango Cavalier for its similar sense of absurdity. It is not going to change your life. It might just make you look at your own house locks a little differently tonight. 🚪🏃♂️