A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)

Director:

Martin Lawrence

Writers (WGA):

Martin Lawrence (story)
Martin Lawrence (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

When you play, you pay.

Plot:

An observable, fast-talking party man Darnell Wright, gets his punishment when one of his conquests...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Mother Son Relationship | Cynicism | Nightclub | Misogyny

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Darnell
Lynn Whitfield	...	Brandi
Regina King	...	Mia
Bobby Brown	...	Tee
Della Reese	...	Ma Wright
Malinda Williams	...	Erica
Daryl Mitchell	...	Earl (also as Daryl M. Mitchell)
Roger E. Mosley	...	Smitty
Simbi Khali	...	Adrienne
Tangie Ambrose	...	Nikki
Wendy Raquel Robinson	...	Gwen (as Wendy Robinson)
Stacii Jae Johnson	...	Peaches
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Reggie (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
Faizon Love	...	Manny
Michael Bell	...	Marvis

Also Known As:

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, a sex scene and some violence.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jackson/McHenry Company,The

Trivia:

Regina King, who played Mia, was pregnant during the filming of this movie and didn't tell anyone until the movie was finished.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Darnell leaves the club (after the fire) and goes to Brandi's house, it is night. However, when he arrives there, it is daylight.

Quotes:

Brandi Web: You put your hands on the wrong woman.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate (#1.13)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Beware of My Crew

A black Fatal Attraction

If you looking for a black-plotation version of Fatal Attraction then this is the one for you. I thought Lynn Whitfield was great as Brandi and played all her emotions really well, and the filming was nice and glossy like a pop video...and that's it for the good things.

Lawrence was poor - he really needs a comedy like Bad Boys which won't stretch his acting muscles. His narration is also simplistic and insulting - not letting the audience draw it's own conclusion and treating us like idiots. His acting is only on one level - the playa, and it doesn't seem to change at any point. Even when he hurts all his women we only really see it in terms of how it affects him and not them..

The story is straight-forward and offers nothing new...even the soundtrack is rubbish (full of B-side RnB).

We don't need a black Fatal Attraction - especially one that's boring and predictable from start to finish.