7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Love Jones (1997)
Love Jones (1997)
Overview
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Love Jones is a romantic drama primarily focused on the universal complexities of love, commitment, and self-discovery within interpersonal relationships. The film's central conflict and resolution are apolitical, centering on individual choices and emotional development rather than explicit political or social commentary.
The movie features a diverse, predominantly Black cast, focusing on the lives and relationships within the Black community. Its narrative celebrates this cultural space without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot beyond inherent representation.
Secondary
Love Jones, 1997, is a romantic drama focused on the relationship between a poet and a photographer. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does its plot address issues related to queer identity. Therefore, an assessment of its LGBTQ+ portrayal is not applicable.
Love Jones, 1997, is a romantic drama centered on the relationship between a poet and a photographer. The film does not include any transsexual characters or themes within its storyline. Therefore, there is no depiction of transsexual individuals or related issues to evaluate for positive, negative, or neutral impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Love Jones (1997) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, no characters were previously established with a different gender to be swapped.
Love Jones is an original film with characters created specifically for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.5
6.5
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