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84 minutes
United States (1986)
18
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SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT FILM REVIEW |
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Beautiful, independent Nola Darling refuses to accept that she must choose between the three men in her life. Funny, honest and brave; this is Spike Lee at his very best
The New York setting and the creation of his Mars Blackmon character led to Lee being dubbed patronizingly 'the black Woody Allen', but there is something much more ingenious and important going on here than a black homage.
Beautiful, independent Nola Darling refuses to accept that she must choose between the three men in her life: the sophisticated Jamie Overstreet; the vain beefcake, Greer Childs; and the clownish Mars.
Inspired and driven by what he saw as Hollywood patronizing black issues (eg The Color Purple) and the desire to see a world he recognised on screen, he got family and friends involved, came up with $175,000 and made this wonderful film. This is seat-of-the-pants, guerilla film-making, and the look of the film reflects that but hides none of its ambition or invention.
She's Gotta Have It is funny, honest and brave, and unafraid to admit to complexities and contradictions within the African-American world it portrays.
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