- Network: BET , BET - Black Entertainment Television
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 7, 2014
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There are so many familiar ideas and stories in BMJ that it's easy to miss some of the show's more daring and interesting moments. Mercifully, though, they're in there.
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Both the summer movie and Tuesday’s premiere feature plot points so severe and odd that they destabilize the show’s narrative.
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Being Mary Jane has been formulated for being fascinating. Now comes the follow-through.
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A strong supporting cast includes Margaret Avery as her sick and often fretful mother, Richard Roundtree as her father and Lisa Vidal as her producer and friend, Kara. But it's Union's commitment to all the craziness in her character's life (including sex in all the wrong places, with all the wrong people) that's likely to make Being Mary Jane my newest guilty pleasure.
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What makes it all work, moderately, is Union, who manages to portray Mary Jane as relatable, sexy and vulnerable, without being a saint or goody-two-shoes.
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Thematically ambitious with a strong and nuanced cast, Being Mary Jane, which stars Gabrielle Union, combines daytime television talking points with cable-worthy character depth.
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Gabrielle Union is by far the best thing about this single-lady-in-search-of-a-life drama.... Alas, the sluggish pacing and ridiculous dialogue send the show down the drain. [31 Jan/7 Feb 2014, p.96]
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Being Mary Jane is a film for grownups. A good film for grownups.
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The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, works for a number of reasons, including Union's performance as a very credible contemporary woman.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 2 out of 6
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Mar 26, 2014