Hav Plenty

Hav Plenty (1997)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (1,500 ratings)

This bittersweet romantic comedy tosses a few screwball comedics into the path to true love. Impoverished, would-be novelist Lee Plenty (Christopher Scott Cherot) lives off his pals while hoping to score big some day soon. Then wealthy, beautiful Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell) invites him to… More

R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Christopher Scott Cherot
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Jun 19, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Feb 5, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, Variety

    This all-black screwball comedy, about the fables and foibles of black middle-class urbanites, is well constructed, but it lacks style and polish to make it really work

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Formulaic, but it has plenty to like.

  • Andrea Chase, Killer Movie Reviews

    Cherot's considerable charm as writer and star compensate for some rough patches.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Urban Romance: The Movie

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    Yikes.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Leo L


    Phenomenal movie about a group of friends who learn more about each other, as they spend time together.

  • Chosen 7


    Great film.

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