Review of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) by Ben H — 06 Oct 2008

Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg defintely have their groove. But the movie it's self just doesn't find it.

This review of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) was written by Ben H on 06 Oct 2008.

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

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By Gary Dauphin (25) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Jul 2016

It's not a very well-made movie, but Stella's many limitations will probably be a side issue among its target audience, irrelevant next to…

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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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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 22 Nov 2015

The movie, adapted by Terry McMillan from her semi-autobiographical novel, is pointedly boundary-breaking in its positive portrayal of a May-September…

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By Tea R (370) on 31 May 2009

Sasvim prosjecan romantican film koji se ni po cemu ne istice, mozda malo djeluje kao crnacki mlade je slade :)…

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My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane…

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By Pauletta M (1) on 14 Sep 2009

I GIVE THIS MOVIE 2 THUMBS UP…

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By Darwin K (201) on 04 May 2012

Good self-empowerment film 4 women(& men)…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 15 Apr 2014

Good movie about an older woman starting over. Whoopie Goldberg was the best part of the movie to me…

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By Jackie N (27) on 26 Jun 2009

Such a romantic movie. It's funny, sad, and ridiculously sweet. Stella and Winston's love is the stuff everyone dreams of. Such a great film…

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Review of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

By Jaime D (188) on 30 Jul 2009

Not too bad, actually! It felt too long and a bit cheesy at times, but I liked that it wasn't an easy relationship story…

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