
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.
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| AALBC.comKam WilliamsNew York Negro neurosis as source material for mirth, amusement and introspection, like a Woody Allen classic, only in blackface. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonSpike Lee's She's Gotta Have It is a joyfully idiosyncratic little jazz-burst of a film, full of sensuous melody, witty chops and hot licks |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyAn assured debut, which Spike Lee produced, wrote, directed, edited, and acted in, offers him opportunity to show a slice of black urban life in which white characters don't even exist; the title and heroine's name are deliberately B-porn like picture |
| VarietyVariety StaffAll the elements of an interesting yarn are implicit here -- save one: a compelling central figure |
| Chicago ReaderPeter KeoughMade for less than $30,000, Lee's first feature poses him as a rival to Woody Allen, nearly equaling him in psychological authenticity, perhaps bettering him in virtuosity and sheer creative glee. |
| Dazed and ConfusedKemi AlemoruIt's going backwards in order to move the conversation forward... This could and should have been good but, ultimately, there are too many holes, too many monologues and too many things for me to get over for me to actually enjoy it. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonLee’s first film statement conveys the communal experience. |
| Common Sense MediaAndrea BeachSpike Lee's breakout comedy has lots of nudity and sex. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayFrom the jump, She's Gotta Have It announced that it wasn't going to define black life in terms of crime and poverty, just as it wasn't going to bind independent filmmaking to moribund realism. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioFeaturing an all-black cast, this little film is a revelation, primarily because it provides black faces with the most natural dialogue they've had in years. She`s Gotta Have It is neither a crime story nor a heavy message movie, and the conversations in it are therefore free of the shackles of most minority-oriented stories. |