She's Gotta Have It
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Movie Reviews of She's Gotta Have It
Movie Review: had to have it
Summary: 5 Stars
spike's first feature on dvd. nice! delivered on time as promised brand new still in shrink wrap.Movie Review: WHERES THE SOUNDTRACK?
Summary: 5 Stars
OK EVERYBODY THE MOVIE IS GREAT BUY IT, BUT NOW THEY NEED TO PUT OUT THE SOUNDTRACK !!Movie Review: Female runs the guys crazy!
Summary: 5 Stars
A female turns the table on three guys and runs them crazy for her love.Movie Review: Interesting Twist- Skip to Second Paragraph for Review
Summary: 4 Stars
This will be my first review of a Spike Lee film, which happens to be Lee's first film. As I have begun for the Coen Brother's films, It is my goal (as I have the first five films sitting in a stack atop my DVD player) to review all of Lee's films chronologically as I watch them. Therefore, check periodically on my review page. In regards to this review, believe it or not, this is only the second Spike Lee film I have ever watched, therefore I have little to say about how this film compares to his others.
I'll start with the only problem I have with this film:
In regards to the Coen Brother's directorial debut, "Blood Simple" (which I have reviewed as well), "She's Gotta Have" It is way more film schoolish. I just have a slight bias against any film which gives the slightest impression that the film was for a Master's thesis or something of that nature. But Lee's choice of B&W surely has a lot to do with this as does the nature of the script.
And on to what I liked about the film:
As for that script mentioned above, during the entire course of the film, the characters from the film are constantly communicating directly to you (the viewer), telling you their thoughts, concerns and annoyances.
As film schoolish as this may be, it adds a wonderful dynamic to the film which calls for a more intimate viewer, where you have no choice but to get involved.
This film is noted as a turning point in African-American film, away from the Blaxploitation era. Differing from this era, it is actually more real, more believable and Spike Lee is a brave soul for sharing these wonderful people with us. "She's Gotta Have It" brings us into the lives of what seem to be educated African-American living in and out of a very beautiful Brooklyn. I give one thumb up to Lee just for showing us the real Brooklyn and areas.
All the things we are accustomed to seeing in African-American films or films that depict African Americans are simply not there. Their apartments are not run-down, they are not struggling with jobs, drugs or violence. All that we are really faced with is a group of four people who are fairly different from each other and are at different moments in their lives. The man who is ready for a real caring/trustworthy relationship, the man who is in need of a wife for reasons of social status, a "I need a sometimes girlfriend" man (Lee's hysterical character) and a woman who is playing the field.
All in all, this movie is a wonderful character study of Nola Darling (played by Tracy Camilla Johns) who takes on what is most often reserved for men in movies (i.e. sleeping with many partners with little concern for morality.) Here is Lee's twist, and here is what makes this movie great. We see the many shades of a person expressed through her need for three men for three separate reasons: when she needs a laugh, when she needs a shoulder, when she needs a body. For his first film, Spike Lee does a terrific job in showing us how we all are a slightly different person to each person we know.
Movie Review: Please baby please baby please baby please!
Summary: 4 Stars
One of director Spike Lee's earlier, funny films (his debut, actually). A sexy, hip, and fiercely independent young woman (Tracy Camilla Johns) juggles relationships with three men (who are all quite aware of each other's existence). Lee steals his own movie by casting himself as the goofiest and most memorable of the three suitors- "Mars", a hilarious trash-talking Brooklyn version of the classic Woody Allen nebbish. Lee milks maximum laughs from the huffing and puffing by the competing paramours, as they each jockey for the alpha position (and makes keen observations about sexist machismo and male vanity along the way). Spike's dad Bill Lee composed a lovely jazz-pop score. Despite being a little rough around the edges (due to low budget constraints) it was still a groundbreaking film in the context of modern independent cinema, and an empowering milestone for an exciting new wave of talented African-American filmmakers who followed in its wake.