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love jones
oun. a strong overwhelming desire for someone.Larenz Tate, (Why Do
Fools Fall in Love, Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) and Nia Long, (Soul Food, Friday,
Boyz N the Hood) are two confused lovebirds who discover that you can never underestimate
the power of a love jones. She's a beautiful photographer, he's a sweet-talking writer,
and when they get together, modern day romance will never be the same! Funny and sexy, love
jones features an all-star supporting cast including Bill Bellamy (How to Be a Player),
Isaiah Washington (True Crime), Lisa Nicole Carson ("Ally McBeal"), and Khalil Kain.
"Glamorous, romantic fun!" The Los Angeles Times
"A refreshing and romantic comedy!" Playboy
Editor's Note
After an immediate infatuation (the titular "jones") blossoms between a once-bitten Chicagoan woman and a slick spoken-word artist, they've got to find a way to maintain their relationship. Screened at the Sundance Film Festival.
Plot Summary
After an immediate infatuation (the titular "jones") blossoms between a once-bitten Chicagoan woman and a slick spoken-word artist, they've got to find a way to maintain their relationship.
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 6/6/2006 |
| Running Time: 110 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 4786 | | UPC: 00794043478628 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Image Award (1998) | | | Larenz Tate, Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Motion Picture | | | Nia Long, Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress In A Motion Picture | |
Sundance Film Festival (1997) |  | Theodore Witcher, Winner, Audience Award - Dramatic |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...The cast are sexy and self-assured, the dialogue is consistently sharp..." 07/01/1997 p.46-7USA Today
"...Novelty value and likable characters..." 03/14/1997 p.4D Entertainment Weekly
"...The erotic moodiness of LOVE JONES remains fresh..." 03/14/1997 p.59 New York Times
"...[A] frankly sultry and entertaining date movie....LOVE JONES has dreamboats to spare..." 03/14/1997 p.C14 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Frankly romantic and erotic and smart..." 03/14/1997 p.35 Boxoffice Magazine 0 of 10
At last, a romantic drama has been written for an all-black cast featuring intelligent dialogue, an insightful and well-acted plot, and a showcase of the actors as genuine human beings, rather than exploiting them with plots filled with sex, drugs and violence... Filmed in a downtown, working-class section of Chicago and backed by a red-hot jazz and blues score, the movie is enhanced by its beautiful photography and use of black-and-white imagery... Inspired by his college-days experiences, writer/director Theodore Witcher in his directorial debut gives audiences a new perspective on educated blacks who are not being oppressed, not taking a racial stand and not being exploited. Instead, his talented ensemble depicts the conflicts and challenges presented by love in a true, heartfelt fashion that is funny, poignant and downright realistic. It's about time somebody took a chance and made a film that says so much. - Pat Kramer
New York Times 0 of 10
Slinky, sexy Love Jones brings new life to an old story: a courtship and all its predictable detours on the road to romance, with a boy-meets-girl inexorability along the way to love. Now this formula fits suave black 20-somethings who live comfortably in Chicago, flirt in warmly sensual fashion and treat poetry, art and history as integral parts of their lives. Theodore Witcher, who wrote and directed this first feature with a sure hand, brings nothing of Spike Lee's political awareness to this frankly sultry and entertaining date movie. Yet if he doesn't examine his characters' ideas closely, neither does he reduce their love story to the crass, garish level of Waiting to Exhale. Unfortunately, stylish movies with all-black casts are still rare enough to warrant such comparisons. And there is also reason to mention the guns, thugs, rap, hookers and hoods that Love Jones -- with a score featuring Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Cassandra Wilson and Al Green -- so studiously avoids. Its mood is cool, enticing and lullingly bourgeois. - Janet Maslin
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