Love & Basketball

i love this movie.. actually i watching it now.. I love how it puts love into one of my favorite sports.. its so much fun to watch and you never get sick of watching it. It shows how Monica and... Full review

"Love and Basketball" is one of the most feminist and non-stereotypical teen-through-20something movies I've ever seen. It's in effect a tribute to Title IX and the WBNA, casually showing a girl with basketball dreams, and how it affects her personal... Full review

Follows the relationship of Monica and Q from elementary school, through high school, college, and life afterwards as they grow to maturity on the court and off. Sanaa Lathan is great as Monica, the girl who wants nothing more than... Full review

i must of watched this film a hundred times it is so fab. Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps are brillant in this movie. It is not only a super love storey but it shows the womans rights to play a... Full review

First off, let me say that I am a huge fan of almost every sport known to mankind. Now perhaps because of this, you'd think I'd enjoy movies easier whose central theme revolves around a sport. Contrary to that notion... Full review

With its strong characters and rich story, scribe/director Gina Prince Bythewood has conceived a competent romantic drama. "L&B" treks two Californians, Quincy and Monica (Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan, respectively) who share a love for B-ball and each other. The... Full review

I don't like sports movies. I don't like chick flicks. So imagine how happy I was when I rented this movie (it had been advertised as a sports movie in some ads and a chick flick in others) and found... Full review

Love and Basketball: Monica and Quincy have lived beside one another since they were kids, and they only care about two things in life - basketball and each other. I am definitely more of a movie fan than a basketball... Full review

I was watching a Lakers games when I first saw a commercial for Love & Basketball, so naturally it was comprised of mostly basketball action and a snippet of an adult version of the b-ball game HORSE. I thought, "oh,... Full review

This is a thoughtful film which veers from the expected in many of its details. Love & Basketball is a little overlong at 118 minutes but is recommended for its willingness to tackle more than just winning or losing the game. ... Full Review

A feelgood sports romance thats smart enough to go easy on the schmaltz, Love&Basketball is an intelligent and likeable offering from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood. Dont dismiss this as just another sports movie: Love&Basketball is a touching romance, rich in humour and finely acted. ... Full Review

one of those convenient movie tropes that allows for considerable to-and-froing as their relationship evolves from just friends to a full-court press.....Although no one will accuse this movie of greatness, it does have a quality almost as rare --....As for the lead actors, Epps is always competent....Making her feature debut, writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood has a flair for the rhythms of natural speech.... ... Full Review

At its core, Love & Basketball is a romance, and that's where its strongest. Epps' male lead is underwritten (for a change), but his good looks and strong screen presence fill the void. ... Full Review

The widescreen transfer and sound (available in both 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo surround) are great the film looks fantastic. With Prince's fresh script and engaging performances from Lathan and Epps, Love and Basketball has more than enough appeal to keep audiences interested until the clock runs out. ... Full Review

I am a big believer in love and sports. As a child, I fell in love with sports, as an adult I have seen how sports can unite people from entirely different races, backgrounds and religions. ... Full Article

I liked this movie because it shows that a woman doesn't really need to depend on a man. It also shows that love can be a hard thing to deal with especially if you are dealing with other important things... ... Full Article

"Love and Basketball," written and directed with polish that belies her inexperience by Gina Prince-Blythewood, is set in suburbia and follows the basketball careers of next-door neighbors Quincy (Omar Epps) and Monica (Sanaa Lathan) from their pre-teens through the pros,... ... Full Article

In another article I counted down the sports with the best and worst video games. It dawned upon me that there have been sports movies even longer than there have been sports video games. ... Full Article

It happens all the time in the movies. Some Kind of Wonderful , Brown Sugar , Love and Basketball , and probably more than a hundred other movie storylines center on the progression of a friendship towards a romantic relationship. ... Full Article

Who Really BenefitsIt happens all the time in the movies. Some Kind of Wonderful, Brown Sugar, Love and Basketball,  and probably more than a hundred other movie storylines center on the progression of a friendship towards a romantic relationship. ... Full Article