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Written by: Theodore Witcher
Directed by: Theodore Witcher
Starring: Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Bill Bellamy
Rated: R
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Plot
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Verdict
This follows a would be romance in those first few moments where infatuation is strong. After that, the couple is afraid to admit their feelings and the relationship falters. This isn't the typical romantic movie. The goal isn't to get the couple together. This movie wants to be realistic and look at the pitfalls. Relationships don't always work out, even when the people do like each other. It's that realism that makes this notable.
It depends.
Review
Nina (Nia Long) has sworn off love and of course meets a poet Darius (Larenz Tate) at a club where they have a connection. He presses her to go out, and while she rebuffs him, she eventually relents. Watching this today, Darius's eagerness is a bit much as he crosses a line after being told more than once.
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| Nia Long, Larenz Tate play Nina, Darius |
Nina and Darius like each other, but they try to downplay being in love wondering if maybe it's a fling. Neither want to admit to the other how they feel due to their own insecurities and fears.With how short they've known each other, it's infatuation but it could be develop to be more. Since this is a movie, the timeline is truncated.
Nina still has feelings for her ex and with neither of them willing to admit how they feel about each other, they minimize the relationship. When Nina goes back to her ex, Darius is hurt and reacts by dating someone new. That results in Nina upset because of course she happens to see Darius with someone else. Frustrations and trust are how relationships fail. Their lack of communication is the downfall of what could have been.
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| Nia Long plays Nina |
The is a rumination on relationships and how they go bad. We want Nina and Darius to admit to each other how they feel, but instead they react. How they approach this relationship feels authentic. People rarely make the perfect decision that leads to a fairy tale romance. That only happens in movies. This ends similarly to how it opens, and that's the way these things go. Sometimes you must start over.
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