Review of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) by Lashawnna A — 01 Feb 2007

Saw This movie and I fell IN LOVE with it I LOVE ANGELA BASSET and ALL her ROLES ARE JUST GREAT!! And WHOOPI did her thing too!!

This review of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) was written by Lashawnna A on 01 Feb 2007.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sean D (816) on 26 Jul 2009

This baby is grooving!! luved it dont be a stella hater lol…

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All the comedy, tragedy, and various obstacles to romance seem to have been contrived to divert the story from its tendency toward pulp erotica…

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By Yae Y (33) on 20 Jul 2009

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By Sharon H (137) on 24 Dec 2010

Love the older woman/younger man romance. Read the book long ago, but had never seen the movie. Got it at the library. Enjoyed the movie…

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When I think about movie(Stella got her groove back) like this one. It is always more going on than what we notice…

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By Fallon F (43) on 07 Jun 2009

Too Bad the dude turned out to be gay in real life…

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(from The Watermark, 09/05/98) The first half is fine…

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