The script lacks wit and depth, while Lawrence's direction is meandering and undramatic, full of showy, over-elaborate camera movements.
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02/09/06
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:3
Rotten:20
Average Rating:3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: An overt, fast-talking playboy gets his comeuppance when one of his conquests takes it personally and comes back for revenge in this "Fatal Attraction"-esque comic thriller. Martin Lawrence... [More]
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown
Director: Martin Lawrence
Reviews for A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Top CriticTiresome stuff, bearable only if you can overlook the questionable premise and find something to like in Lawrence's Eddie Murphy-lite turn.
08/12/09
Top CriticSexual stereotyping provides the grist for much of Martin Lawrence's humor and, for the most part, it's on target.
01/01/00
The screenplay is credited to four writers, and its unevenness argues that none of them were on the same wavelength.
01/01/00
A ponderous vanity project that is unfunny and, worst of all, just plain boring.
01/12/04
Once it gets going, A Thin Line is moderately entertaining, but, oh my, that first hour...
01/01/00
[Lawrence is] a charming, gifted comic with a killer smile, but he's way out of his depth in this Fatal Attraction knockoff, which he also co-wrote and stars in.
06/18/02
Lawrence the director should have pulled the reigns in on Lawrence the star, as his constant mugging is both out of character and ridiculously exaggerated.
01/01/00
Too serious to be a comedy, too flippant to be a thriller, it often feels like a backhanded act of penance for the misogynist humor in the star's comedy act.
05/20/03
Top CriticIn showing the importance of monogamy, the film is profound enough that it could lead couples to reevaluate themselves; women will look at their new men a bit more quizzically, and men will be less likely to say "I love you" unless they mean it.
06/05/02
Sluggishly paced and too seldom funny...
03/26/09
Top CriticAny movie with a bar called Chocolate City can't be all bad, right?
05/28/02
[Lawrence] doesn't seem to know that his protagonist is a deceptive, frivolous, fast-talking and surprisingly stupid womanizer.
01/01/00
Martin Lawrence bites off a bit more than he can chew with his four roles in this haphazard comedy. As a result, nothing seems quite focused.
01/01/00
A thin line? Not in this case.
08/12/09
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01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
11/20/03
No review available.
05/23/06
No review available.
07/23/05
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