Love Jones
New Line Cinema | Release Date: March 14, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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60
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Love Jones is fun, at least for the first hour, after which the melodrama takes over and the characters stop being witty and become schmaltzy instead. Read full review
50
Washington PostEsther Iverem
Tate -- whose credits include Menace II Society, The Inkwell and Dead Presidents -- simply hasn’t developed the mature screen sex appeal to carry off this romantic lead. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJack Mathews
There are some effective group scenes with Darius and Nina and their friends, but Witcher's dialogue and direction more often show the craft than the naturalism he's after. [14 Mar 1997, p.F1]
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The script seems to lose interest in its latter stages and Witcher never evinces a depth of insight such that you sit up and take notice. Read full review
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