How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998

Critics score:
48 / 100

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Tom Long, Detroit News: All formula gloss, a romance that tackles some difficult issues by missing them altogether. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Ms. Bassett portrays this high-strung superwoman with such intensity that she makes her almost believable. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Stella may be frothy and paper-thin, but it's also another great success for star Angela Bassett, who transforms the film into an infomercial for her considerable abilities. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: Women of all ages and races will undoubtedly cheer Stella on as she wrestles with the dilemma of falling in love with a younger man, and by doing so, gets her groove back ... baby. Read more

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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: The movie meanders on and on, like a bad sexual dream, until you finally wake up mumbling: Stella, please: leave that groove thang alone. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The issues that arise from such a May/September male/female pairing are sensitively and intelligently explored. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I never felt Stella and Winston were on the same wavelength, that they could share their lives, that it would be a good idea for them to try. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: I'm not denying that a 40-year- old woman might be self-conscious about going around with someone this young. But the subject isn't interesting or provocative enough to sustain an entire movie. Read more

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