| Critics Reviews |
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| NZone |
(2.5 out of 5 stars) "Financed by Spike Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule production company, 'Love & Basketball' is too much like Spike’s recent flicks - excessively long, agonizingly self-indulgent and full of nails-across-a-blackboard music from Terence Blanchard." more... |
| E! Online |
(grade: B+) "First-time director Prince shoots and scores..." more... |
| filmcritic.com |
"Of all the projects for Spike Lee to attach his name onto, 'Love and Basketball' may go down as one of the most idiotic." more... |
| hip online |
(6 out of 10) "A clever and unique thought, this show's close to being a winner." more... |
| Movie Bodega |
(B) "... it's not an earth-shattering effort, it's a mainstream love story that features exceptional lead performances and an accomplished directorial hand." more... |
| Nitrate Online |
"'Love & Basketball' does best when portraying the hard work that goes into love and happiness." more... |
| Orlando Weekly Movies |
(4 out of 5 stars) "First-time director Gina Prince-Bythewood makes an impressive debut in the big leagues scoring a slam dunk with 'Love and Basketball.'" more... |
| PopMatters: Make you Do Right |
"Under Al Green's seductive vocals, at the start of Gina Prince-Blythewood's 'Love & Basketball,' everything you see as the camera swings through L.A.'s upper middle class burb, Baldwin Hills — sun-dappled trees, houses with green lawns and long driveways, kids shooting hoops — is suddenly vibrant and sensual." more... |
| Spliced Online: He and She Got Game |
"Cahrismatic sports romance 'Love and Basketball' feature both lovers as gifted athletes." more... |
| USA Today: 'Love and Basketball' misses the net |
"There are quite a few strong players in 'Love and Basketball,' but for the most part they have to stay on the bench." more... |
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