Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

zariahmatthews Please Please Please tell me you have seen this movie. I can watch this movie ovvver and ooover again. I hope to create a major similar for the next generation.

turot I am definitely more of a movie fan than a basketball fan, thus I went in expecting a jock flick with a token relationship thrown in to justify the title. I could not have been more wrong. Unlike "He Got Game" (another very good film), which dwells solely on the negative aspects of the sport - hustlers, hookers, drugs and death, L&B concentrates on the positive things in life and basketball serves as the background rather than the focus. The story is very well written and works on several levels - it refuses to be pinned down as simply a romance or drama, choosing instead a careful blending of different elements. My only complaint - minor at that - would have to be the ending (and no I'm not going to tell you).First, how could I find fault with a film that actually does a great casting job with Tyra Banks? She has a small cameo role- she plays a beautiful stewardess, small stretch - with some great lines. Omar Epps brings his trademark cockiness to the role, and although it took me awhile to buy him as a basketball player -he's not exactly Goliath -he grows on you. More importantly, he exhibits and a depth and range that he's never shown before. Sanaa Lathan however, goes one step further, and demonstrates an intensity both on and off the court that puts her in a league all her own. Her performance can be summed up as superb. my all time favorite movie yall should make a sequal of this movie

SnoopyStyle It's 1981 L.A. 11 year old Monica Wright moves in next door to Quincy McCall in the suburbs. She surprises him with her basketball skills and he gives her a scar on the chin. Years later, Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are platonic best friends. While everybody roots for him following his former Clippers player father (Dennis Haysbert)'s footsteps, most dismiss Monica's ball dreams. Her short fuse doesn't help and she struggles in her game. Quincy's parents fight at home. The two friends find their way in their relationship.I don't mean to be sexist but this is a basketball romance from the female side. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to bring a female sensibility which influences even the basketball action on the floor. It's a different lesser-seen side of a sports movie. Sanaa has a nice sincerity to her acting and Omar is his Omar Epps self. The sincerity in these characters carries the standard romantic plot. It is a sweet romance without going overboard.

adriane_jefferson its so funny because i always compare my love life to this movie. It was so good it made you actually feel like you were the character and it made you feel like you were the one going through the different motions and emotions. This was well written and the actors did a phenomenal job. I really loved the part at t he end when quincy says double or nothing proving to have never stopped thinking about her or loving her. I am a really big fan of both ms lathan and omar epps and i wish they would do another love movie together because their chemistry was crazy. Hence is the reason they dated in real life too. I can't blame ms lathan though because omar epps or should i say quincy sure is fine.