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.
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03/24/08
Love and Basketball (2000)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
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... [More]
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Reviews for Love and Basketball
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticStylishly 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.
06/24/06
Top CriticFalls far short of the challenging film it aspires to be.
01/01/00
Top CriticA little treat of a tale that is exciting, touching and even moving.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe 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.
03/26/07
Top CriticIt's in the small touches that this movie comes alive, and it's rare that directors can pull off this kind of thing.
01/01/00
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