Movie Review: Love Jones

Love Jones: Torgo approves

I'd seen this movie before. It's M-N's favorite. But we watched it again last weekend and it's still great. The cast is strong. The soundtrack is terrific. Plus, it's a movie that portrays the black middle class of Chicago, something rarely seen on film. Even better, Larenz Tate is a writer, and the poem opens at a poetry reading.

This is a well-conceived, intelligent romance -- the plot deviates from the romance formula in unexpected ways. Nia Long and Larenz Tate have a difficult time getting and staying together, but unlike "The Break-Up," where the difficult times were awkward to watch, in "Love Jones," everything's working.