Love & Basketball (2000)
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
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Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Love and Basketball is about a young girl and boy that early in age fall in love with each other and the game of basketball. Throughout the movie they struggle to balance their affection and love for each other with others and basketball. Love and Basketball shows how strong true love really is. This movie does a near perfect job on taking you through the lives and hardships faced by the two basketball players. From when the movie starts to the end of credits you will be drawn to their romantic lives. Love and basketball will make you wish you had a passionate a relationship just like the main characters. If you love the game of basketball or just enjoy playing this will probably be the best movie out there for you.
This movie is one of my favorite films. It came out in the year of 2000. I gave this movie a 10 because i like this film,it shows the passion that both Q and Monica has for basketball. To me, its cute. I just love the way they grew up together and in the end how they had a baby. This movie shows many things. It shows passion, love and determination for what they want. The first time i watched this movie i wasn't really paying attention. I had to watched this movie over and over again to grip the concept or the moral of this love story. I honestly loved how they both acted in this movie. I love the determination. To me its crazy because they didn't only focus on basketball, but they focused on other things in life other than themselves or each other. I also enjoyed this film because its some what realistic. Im pretty sure many people out there in the world love this movie for all the right reason. I must say that i had to give a standing ovation to the director/writer. I so love this movie, Its awesome!
I must say that when this movie first came out nine years ago and I was only seven years old I truly did not see what an amazing film this was.Until last weekend when I watched it on t.v. It felt like I had never seen this movie before.I guess it's been so long.lol.Well for those who haven't seen it,here's pretty much a little summary.*First Quarter-The story starts off with eleven yr. old Monica and her family moving to LA. Monica sees boys around her age playing basketball and she asks to join them.They say yes without knowing that she's a girl.When they find out they are amused because the think girls can't play basketball.But they are shocked to see that Monica's really good at it particularly Quincy,Monica's next door neighbor.The two start off hating each other then eventually become boyfriend-girlfriend and share their first kiss but the relationship doesn't last long.*In the second quarter it takes you through their high school years.Where both are on the basketball team.Monica shows anger problems and is known as a tomboy.Whereas Q is the best player on the team and really popular with the ladies. The two are friends but you can tell they have feelings for each other.Especially when Monica shows up at the Spring Dance dressed up really pretty and with a hot date.While each are dancing with their dates the can't help but to stare at each other the whole time.After the dance the two talk outside Monica's window and find out that she's been accepted to USC,the same college Q's going to. They kiss which leads to them making love.*Third quarter they're in college.Quincy of course has it easy.While Monica's always getting grilled by her coach.But she eventually earns a spot.Q finds out about his daddy cheating on his Mom and goes to Monica for comfort.Monica can't talk to him for long though because she has curfew. Q feels like she's not being there for him and breaks up with her.Oh and Q decides to drop out of school and go to the NBA.*Fourth and final quarter. Which is five years later.Q's in the NBA.Monica's in some foreign country playing basketball,but feels as if something's missing and finds it not as fun.Q hurts his knee,so Monica visits him in the hospital and finds out that he's getting married in two weeks.Later that day Q goes to see Monica and asks her why she gave up basketball.To where she replies that it's not fun anymore and Q agrees.Monica has a talk with her mother to which her mom gives her some advice. Later that night Monica goes to tell Q that she's loved him since she was eleven years old and says she'll play him for his 'heart'.If Monica wins he calls of the wedding if he wins she'll buy him a wedding present. Q wins leaving Monica devastated.As she's walking away,Q says "double or nothing".The two unite,kiss,hug,and cry.At the end, it fastfowards a few years ahead.Monica's finally made it to the WNBA about to play a game.In the audience Quincy's there supporting her with their baby daughter.Sweet I know Everything about this movie is awesome. I can watch it over and over and never get tired of it. Literally I cry every time.
its so funny because i always compare my love life to this movie. It was so good it made you actually feel like you were the character and it made you feel like you were the one going through the different motions and emotions. This was well written and the actors did a phenomenal job. I really loved the part at t he end when quincy says double or nothing proving to have never stopped thinking about her or loving her. I am a really big fan of both ms lathan and omar epps and i wish they would do another love movie together because their chemistry was crazy. Hence is the reason they dated in real life too. I can't blame ms lathan though because omar epps or should i say quincy sure is fine.