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Love and Basketball

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Love and Basketball (2000)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:70

Rotten:16

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Confident directing and acting deliver an insightful look at young athletes.

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: LOVE AND BASKETBALL is the powerful story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who grow up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) have... LOVE AND BASKETBALL is the powerful story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who grow up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) have wanted to be basketball stars since they were kids. Monica has had to work hard to establish herself as a presence, while Quincy was born with natural star potential. As the two struggle to reach their goals of playing professionally, they must also deal with their feelings for each other. [More]

Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert

Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Debbi Morgan, Harry J. Lennix, Kyla Pratt, James DuMont, Glenndon Chatman, Tyra Banks, Monica Calhoun

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer: Sam Kitt, Spike Lee
Composer: Terence Blanchard

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The surprise element here is that the film takes Monica's career, and her love of the game, as seriously, probably more seriously, than it does Quincy's.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/24/08
Mark Morris
Mark Morris
Channel 4 Film
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Stylishly shot and bursting with visual and sexual energy, this is confident black women's film-making and an eloquent tribute to the girl with the permanently grazed knees -- and about time too.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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It's a fine example of a conventionally made picture which follows all the rules yet still emerges as fresh and original.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/03/02
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Sight and Sound

This film does at least feature superior acting and a solid script.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Falls far short of the challenging film it aspires to be.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Emma Cochrane
Emma Cochrane
Empire Magazine
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A little treat of a tale that is exciting, touching and even moving.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
01/01/00
William Gallagher
William Gallagher
BBC
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This romantic drama from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood is well-acted.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

Told largely from the point of view of the woman, this career-versus-love story still develops the perspective of the man persuasively, as Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps reveal their characters' motives with nuances of expression that transcend the dialogue.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/26/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

The pic is so well directed and lead performance by Sanaa Lathan so charismatic that audiences will overlook the script's flaws and root for the central duo.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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Satisfying, enjoyable and smart.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Louis B. Parks
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle

Thanks to Spike Lee's production company for giving a talented newcomer a good start.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Mawkishly heartfelt, but actress Sanaa Lathan performs as if she were lit from within.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
08/01/03
Hollywood.com

An unusual but engaging mix of the overwrought and the understated, a picture that, at two hours plus, keeps threatening to overstay its welcome and yet always pulls us back into its conversational orbit.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
12/23/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

Prince-Bythewood, a first-time feature filmmaker out of UCLA's film school, tells a story that is at once warm and heartfelt -- and often funny as well.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

The chemistry between the two stars is exactly right. They are entirely believable as friends, as rivals and as lovers -- a tricky combination for any acting pair.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

The humor is terrific, the cinematography has a burnished glow, and the score is lush.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/09/01
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

This one has crossover hit written all over it.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/09/01
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post

A sweet tale.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
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