Loving Jezebel

Rating:
Summary: Better than Average But
Review: it gets lost somewhere in the Middle&ending.when I saw the Preview I though it was gonna be a bit more Balanced but it didn't quite get there.interesting at first but it does become a waste&just goes through the Motions after a while.Hill Harper has Talent but this Film doesn't showcase Him fully to me.still worth taking a look at.it has some good moments.

Rating:
Summary: Better than Average But
Review: it gets lost somewhere in the Middle&ending.when I saw the Preview I though it was gonna be a bit more Balanced but it didn't quite get there.interesting at first but it does become a waste&just goes through the Motions after a while.Hill Harper has Talent but this Film doesn't showcase Him fully to me.still worth taking a look at.it has some good moments.

Rating:
Summary: "Fresh Air"
Review: NO this movie is not suited for the "blockbuster" audience..and that's what I love about it. This is (in my opinion) "good" acting. The actors& actresses sometimes over do their characters just to make their personalities resonate all the more...I love it. Nah, no explosions, passionate sex scenes, or shootings...these are like a previous reviewer said, "regular" people in an everday setting that somehow can pull you right in. Hill Harper showed out in this movie...he's absolutely amazing! As well as all of the other actors and actreses...it doesn't feel HOllywood...it feels as though these people enjoyed making this movie, and put their all into it.
GREAT MOVIE!!! And definitely "Fresh Air" from this stuffy Cinema Blockbuster, typical storyline plot, pulling from a pool of 25 actors actresses...movies.

Rating:
Summary: Loving Jezebel
Review: The entire movie was great!! The cast, especially Harper Hill, was terrific! It was clean, fresh,insightful, poetic and instrumentally off the hook!!!! Why a soundtrack isn't out yet is beyond me. It took me to places long since forgotten.
Bravo to all who collaborated on this project!!!

Rating:
Summary: I loved Jezebel!
Review: This movie was a nice change of pace from the typical guy movies I usually watch. Hill Harper is hilarious. This movie doesn't take itself too seriously, and that's part of what I really liked about it. It's nice to see a different type of black male character portrayed - one that is not trying to be too cool, too hard, etc. I also liked how this guy could be such a geek, but yet not really be a geek once you got to know him. He definitely has a way with the ladies and is a thoughtful and intelligent guy.

This movie has a nice artsy feel to it and, as someone who has loved my share of Jezebels in my life, I found it very entertaining.

Rating:
Summary: "Feelgood" film
Review: What's not to like about this film. Nice soundtrack, normal people and great story with plenty of comic relief. Don't be so up-tight. Get out more often!

Rating:
Summary: "Feelgood" film
Review: What's not to like about this film. Nice soundtrack, normal people and great story with plenty of comic relief. Don't be so up-tight. Get out more often!

Rating:
Summary: Very Disappointing Romantic Comedy
Review: You want to really like this film. As a change of pace, here is Theodorous Melville, an African American man (Hill Harper) that is not hopelessly cool or in control. His character is solidly middle class and makes no issue of the fact that he's a product of an interracial marriage. It also has an appealing premise about a man who is only able to meet women romantically attached to other men (i.e., "Jezebels").

Unfortunately, Harper's performance (particularly in the beginning scenes) is so mannered and cartoonish, that the movie becomes almost unwatchable. It's not enough just to make him awkward, he practically has be slobbering at the mouth like a baby. This lack of subtlety is probably one of the reasons why this film performed poorly during its brief theatrical run.

On the upside, the many women in the film are attractive and some even give interesting performances. Nicole Ari Parker is fun as Frances, the kookiest of the women that Theodorous meets. Laurel Holloman is also fine as Samantha, one of the first of his Jezebels.

With a plethora of generic 'hood movies out there, one can appreciate something a little different. However, most of what we get here is just plain silly. As a result, a lot of talent is wasted in this film and so is the viewer's time.

Writer/director Kywn Bader seems to be starting on the right track with LOVING JEZEBEL, but somehow got derailed after leaving the station. Hopefully, he will have a little more faith in his material next time and tell his story with a lighter touch.