Love Field is a 1992 American drama film written by Don Roos and directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert.

A defiant Lurene leaves Ray a note, indicating she will be staying at the motel where they spent their honeymoon in Washington, D.C., intending to travel by bus to attend the funeral.

The car breaks down near Tazewell, Virginia, where local rednecks spot the white woman travelling with a black man and beat him severely.

The police eventually catch the pair, and Paul is sentenced to a year in jail for theft of the car he stole from the repair shop.

Eriq La Salle took over the role and filmed for multiple days, but producers cited he looked too young compared to Pfeiffer, so he was replaced by Dennis Haysbert.

[6] Racism is prevalent throughout the film, as well as displays of discontent from the black community concerning Kennedy's efforts to improve race relations.

[10] Janet Maslin in The New York Times wrote: "This modest film actually covers a lot of ground... Love Field brings remarkably few preconceptions to the telling of its understated story.

"[11] Time Out was similarly positive, writing: "This affecting romantic comedy probes the gradations of racial prejudice still prevalent in the South despite JFK's best efforts... unaccountably denied a theatrical release in Britain, this is a most impressive and enjoyable work.

"[12] On the negative side, Variety described it as "a sincere, not fully realized 1960s drama that is yet another variation on the 'Where were you when you heard JFK was shot?'

"[13] Hal Hinson in The Washington Post thought that "the interracial love affair that develops between this oddly matched pair never makes much sense.

"[14] Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "the essential truth of the characters was being undercut by all the manufactured gimmicks of the plot.

As the nobly oppressed father (a sort of clichéd, Sidney Poitier role), Haysbert is respectable and doe-eyed McFadden makes a fetching innocent.

"[16] Peter Travers in Rolling Stone was of the opinion that "Pfeiffer overcomes the poky direction of Jonathan Kaplan (The Accused) and the unfocused script by Don Roos (of Single White Female infamy).

She weaves magic in a portrayal of striking grace notes... long after Love Field hits a dead end, Pfeiffer cuts a path to the heart.

"[15] Stephen Farber in Movieline wrote: "As Lurene Hallett, a dreamy beautician obsessed with Jackie Kennedy, Pfeiffer confirms her growing range and power.

Her skill with accents is beginning to rival Meryl Streep's, but even more impressive than her technical virtuosity is her emotional depth; she highlights the childlike romanticism and generosity of this simple woman.