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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

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Ladies' man Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence) is used to getting his way with women. Although he is committed to marrying his longtime love, Mia (Regina King), he can't help himself when he meets the beautiful and standoffish Brandi (Lynn Whitfield). After bedding and then trying to ditch Brandi, Darnell is in for an unpleasant surprise: the unhinged Brandi is not about to let Darnell dump her, and she will do anything to exact revenge on him for tossing her aside.
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Brian Lowry Variety 03/26/2009
Sluggishly paced and too seldom funny... Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
The script lacks wit and depth, while Lawrence's direction is meandering and undramatic, full of showy, over-elaborate camera movements. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 05/20/2003
Too serious to be a comedy, too flippant to be a thriller, it often feels like a backhanded act of penance for the misogynist humor in the star's comedy act. Go to Full Review
Sheila Reid Women in the Life 05/31/2022
Whitfield makes the movie interesting. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 08/12/2009
2.5/4
A thin line? Not in this case. Go to Full Review
Film4 08/12/2009
Tiresome stuff, bearable only if you can overlook the questionable premise and find something to like in Lawrence's Eddie Murphy-lite turn. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 22 Funny in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $34,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more May 7 A good movie, worth a watch... See more alan g @agenser 11/27/2024 The poster tells you everything. Martin Lowbrow can't act only mug and yell. Lynn Whitfield is beautiful. See more Godfrey D 08/11/2024 Its a really good movie. See more Bulgantamir B 08/10/2024 Good movie. Nice movie See more Munkhjargal A 08/10/2024 This movie has become a very interesting movie that has attracted the attention of the audience. The angle the director was able to see is amazing. The roles of the actors in the film were very special. I liked this movie very much. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ladies' man Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence) is used to getting his way with women. Although he is committed to marrying his longtime love, Mia (Regina King), he can't help himself when he meets the beautiful and standoffish Brandi (Lynn Whitfield). After bedding and then trying to ditch Brandi, Darnell is in for an unpleasant surprise: the unhinged Brandi is not about to let Darnell dump her, and she will do anything to exact revenge on him for tossing her aside.
Director
Martin Lawrence
Producer
Doug McHenry, George Jackson
Screenwriter
Martin Lawrence, Bentley Kyle Evans, Kenny Buford, Kim Bass
Production Co
Savoy Pictures, You Go Boy! Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.8M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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