Love & Basketball (2000) DVDrip
Drama, Romance and Sports | New Line Cinema | 734 MB (398 + 336) | XVid 720x306 | MP3@160 Kbps | 2:04 |

Additional Information
AKA: Love and Basketball
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Production Country: USA
Producer: Spike Lee and Sam Kitt
MPAA:

(for sexuality and language)
Theatrical Studio: New Line Cinema
DVD Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Boris Kodjoe, Debbi Morgan, Monica Calhoun, Tyra Banks, Robin Roberts, Kyla Pratt, Erika Ringor, James DuMont, Stu Lantz, Kara Brock, Shar Jackson, Harry J. Lennix, Glenndon Chatman, Robin Roberts, and Dick Vitale.
IMDb Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199725/
Reviews:
Amazon.com
Gina Prince-Bythewood, a former college athlete, puts a spin on this one-on-one tale of Love and Basketball. Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man) is the fiercely driven, hot-tempered Monica, a tomboy who gives her all for basketball. Omar Epps (The Mod Squad) is Quincy, an NBA player's son who has pro dreams of his own. Next-door neighbors since first grade, they start as rivals (she flabbergasts the boy by outplaying him in a game of driveway pickup) and age into best friends and lovers. The romantic complications follow a familiar game plan, but the film throws a fascinating spotlight onto the contrast between men's and women's basketball. While Quincy plays college ball on huge courts to cheering, sold-out crowds, we see Monica's sweat, tears, and sheer physical dedication in front of tiny audiences in small gyms and second-rate auditoriums. The story is pointedly set in the late 1980s, years before the establishment of the WNBA, so Monica's prospects for pro ball lie exclusively in Europe, while Quincy steps into the pros at home. It's a pleasure to see a character as passionate and fully developed as Monica, and Lathan gives a fiery portrayal (she had never played ball before the film, but you'd never tell from her performance). Prince-Bythewood favors her struggle over Quincy's and opens our eyes to her unique challenges with a sharp, savvy contrast. Alfre Woodard costars as Monica's harping mom (always trying to get her to be more ladylike) and Dennis Haysbert is Quincy's philandering father. Hoops fan Spike Lee produced. --Sean Axmaker
From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Qunicy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game...between family and team...between "Love & Basketball."
RadioTimes
Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps are young athletes with a lifelong love of basketball and each other. The movie follows them from childhood games to professional careers, all the while contrasting the different challenges men and women face while playing the same sport. Gina Prince-Bythewood's feature debut captures the characters' passion for the game, though she struggles with scenes that take place off the court. While Lathan delivers a passionate, star-making performance, her fellow actors are hobbled by underdeveloped roles, with even Alfre Woodard fighting to rise above cliché in her role as Lathan's homemaker mom.
Entertainment Weekly
"...Breaks away from other sports-themed dramas, thanks to the clarity and dash of Prince-Bythewood's agile directorial style and the exciting originality of the subject..." -- Rating: A-
Halliwell's Film Guide
A movie that questions some masculine assumptions about feminine roles, but mainly is content to get by on its slight charm.
New York Times
"...[The film] has an enchanting, lived-in homeyness....a promising first movie from a filmmaker with a lot to offer..."
Total Film
"...LOVE & BASKETBALL is a touching romance, rich in humour and finely acted..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
Los Angeles Times
"...Charming....This is an extremely well-acted movie. Lathan in particular is a marvel..."
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