Love Song (TV 2000)

Director:

Julie Dash

Writer:

Josslyn Luckett

Stars:

Monica Arnold, Christian Kane, Essence Atkins

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Arnold	...	Camille Livingston
Christian Kane	...	Billy Ryan Gallo
Essence Atkins	...	Toni
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Evie Livingston
Teck Holmes	...	Malik / Joey Anderson
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas	...	House Director
Tyrese Gibson	...	Mad Rage / Skip (as Tyrese)
Peter Francis James	...	Alfred Livingston
Rachel True	...	Renee
Philip Cole	...	Hector Ruiz
Suzanne Coy	...	Gwen Marie Dumas
Cecile Cristobal	...	Waitress / Upscale Jazz Joint
Nikita Dougan	...	Jerri
Sarah Francis	...	Shamika
Rainbow Francks	...	Calvin Dumas

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and mild sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site at MTV.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Song: The Beat of Life

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Handprint Entertainment, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"What My Heart Says"
Written by Dianne Warren
Recorded by Monica

User Reviews

Much better than average for television

This movie is essentially an update of "Dirty Dancing." A girl from an upper-crust background defies her overprotective parents to be with a guy from the wrong side of the tracks whose interests -- and, more importantly, whose fine character -- match her own.

For a television movie, it was much better than average -- not quite as good as Dirty Dancing, but still worth watching more than once.

The only real flaw is that the female lead was not (IMHO) able to convincingly portray sexual attraction to the male lead (the opposite was not the case). I attribute this either to her being an inexperienced actress (her career is as a singer) or to being "shy" about being in even a screen romance with a man of a different race.