She's Gotta Have It (2017)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 23, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
4.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 55
  3. Negative: 23 out of 55
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  1. cherold
    Jan 5, 2018
    2
    I tried to watch the movie She's Gotta Have It years ago and gave up on it, but I still thought I'd give the TV series a chance. After all, Spike has learned a few things since then. But you can't tell from the pilot, which is pretty close to inept. There is a sledgehammer quality to what I saw (maybe 15 minutes). The lead character complains about characters hitting on her and thenI tried to watch the movie She's Gotta Have It years ago and gave up on it, but I still thought I'd give the TV series a chance. After all, Spike has learned a few things since then. But you can't tell from the pilot, which is pretty close to inept. There is a sledgehammer quality to what I saw (maybe 15 minutes). The lead character complains about characters hitting on her and then there's a pretty endless series of people talking to the camera. Everything is blunt and obvious.

    It's hard to understand how the guy who made Summer of Sam and Do the Right Thing can make something so awful. But he has.    … Expand
  2. Jzathejenius
    Nov 28, 2017
    3
    Pretty awful show. We are supposed to root for some 'free spirited artist' who bangs three different guys at once? The protagonist is vapid, pretentious and a narcissist. The three different guys? Just cartoonish caricatures. Its shot well and has some nice musical cuts throughout, but that's the only positives I can give it. Not worth your time folks.
  3. BillJustBill
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    Basically I found it unwatchable. So she's gotta have it . . . and that's it. Actually in the situation the show depected, she rather likes it and has a couple different incredibly hunky guys she likes to get it from . . . and that's the show.
    That's all? Unfortunately, as long as I watched it, yes, that was it. She had conversations with her girlfriends, of course, in the hackneyed    Basically I found it unwatchable. So she's gotta have it . . . and that's it. Actually in the situation the show depected, she rather likes it and has a couple different incredibly hunky guys she likes to get it from . . . and that's the show.
    That's all? Unfortunately, as long as I watched it, yes, that was it. She had conversations with her girlfriends, of course, in the hackneyed drinkery, and she had conversations with the goofy delivery guy, sort of Spike Lee's character, but that was pretty much it. She's gotta get it and have it. And that's the show? Yes, unfortunately that's the show. Will it find favor with the Black audience sufficient to justify the production costs, etc.? This I do not know, and at this stage it probably remains to be seen. So Spike Lee had to have it and I guess Netflix did as well. And now they've got it. Personally, I've had it.    … Expand
  4. SuperMax156
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    The original movie was absolute rubbish, so the bar was set pretty low going into this, but even my low expectations proved impossible to reach. Spike Lee is a useless director and he seems to owe his entire career to white critics who are wracked with guilt and feel unable to criticize him.
  5. Indiefilmlover
    Dec 5, 2017
    7
    The first season of "She's Gotta Have It" is neither "must see TV" or unwatchable dreck. It's stuck somewhere in between with glimpses of brilliance and a lot of filler. The problem is that showrunner Spike Lee can't seem to decide if he wants to do a light comedy about a sexually free woman (like his 1986 film on which the series is based) or a more somber exploration of modern dayThe first season of "She's Gotta Have It" is neither "must see TV" or unwatchable dreck. It's stuck somewhere in between with glimpses of brilliance and a lot of filler. The problem is that showrunner Spike Lee can't seem to decide if he wants to do a light comedy about a sexually free woman (like his 1986 film on which the series is based) or a more somber exploration of modern day sexuality, racism, sexism, and gentrification. Most of the episodes are at least mildly entertaining, but flash by without leaving much of an impact. Here lies the second problem which runs through most of Spike Lee's extensive catalog -- lack of structure and insufficiently developed story-lines. What the series does have are humorous bits and a much needed examination of contemporary social issues. The attractive cast led by DeWanda Wise takes a while to find its rhythm, but shows promise if both Netflix and Spike Lee agree to continue the series. Many of the elements are already in place for a great show, if Lee and his cadre of writers can figure out what to do with them.… Expand
  6. JessicaRobyn
    Apr 20, 2019
    8
    I found season one of She's Gotta Have It to have some fantastic character driven story telling. I felt pulled into Nola's world and loved seeing a female character really dictating her own story within the narrative.
  7. AndreaMonetDogs
    Nov 24, 2017
    8
    this she gotta have it. this she had it. this she recommends this to other shes. I live my life by taking what i feel i have a right to and so should you #andreamonet ftw

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#56 Best TV Season of 2017
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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Nick Allen
    Nov 29, 2017
    80
    As the show explores Nola's life and choices at its own pace, there’s a sustainable, lingering quality, even when certain subplots drag, or the filmmaking pushes the idea of “raw” right next to the idea of plain clumsy.
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  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Nov 27, 2017
    67
    She’s Gotta Have It proves a charismatic cast can make a shaky premise watchable.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Nov 27, 2017
    50
    The series is co-created and executive produced by Lee’s spouse, Tonya Lewis Lee, and the majority of the episodes were written by women such as Radha Blank and Lee's sister, Joie Lee, who also plays Nola's mother. Despite their input, Nola feels like a projection from the male perspective rather than a character created and informed by women.
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