Love and Basketball Critic Reviews

Lathan, charismatic and beautifully strong, holds the screen in every scene.Read the full review

In her first feature, writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood tells a familiar tale with first-rate acting and an underlying sense of authenticity.Read the full review

The cinematic equivalent of a high, arching rainbow of a three-pointer from midcourt.Read the full review

Love and basketball -- if you like either one, here is a movie for you.Read the full review

Not as taut as it could have been, but I prefer its emotional perception to the pumped-up sports cliches I was sort of expecting.Read the full review

It's in the small touches that this movie comes alive, and it's rare that directors can pull off this kind of thing.Read the full review

The pic is so well directed and lead performance by Sanaa Lathan so charismatic that audiences will overlook the script's flaws and root for the central duo.Read the full review

This one has crossover hit written all over it.Read the full review