Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg

Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she ...( read more  read more... )soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare. His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.

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46 critics

R, 124 min

Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Release Date: August 14, 1998

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (933)


  • March 24, 2008
    Great cast about a 40 plus stock broker on vacation in Jamaica.
  • August 6, 2007
    he had that tear rollin young...that one tear with the gasp and the finger clincher, lol!
  • January 22, 2007
    a movie about angry women
  • May 3, 2009
    Likeable chick-flick that mainly deals with whether a relationship can work around a 20 year age difference. It even chucks in "best friend dying of cancer" half way through but still manages to stay upbeat about it. And it's surprisingly well shot. But I had to remove half a sta...( read more)r because there's a desperate rush to the airport at the end.
  • December 25, 2007
    Interesting!
  • November 19, 2009
    SOMEWHAT ENTERTAINING, BUT HARD TO WATCH TWICE
  • October 29, 2009
    Not kid friendly, great for teens...
  • October 22, 2009
    two words: Taye Diggs. RAWR.
  • October 10, 2009
    Very good black film.
  • September 15, 2009
    hm? just now watching it. will be back, yeah when we get older we find love again. but i did like it...

Critic Reviews


April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The movie meanders on and on, like a bad sexual dream, until you finally wake up mumbling: Stella, please: leave that groove thang alone. full review

May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Delivers guilt-free escapism about pretty people having wicked-hot fun in pretty places. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I never felt Stella and Winston were on the same wavelength, that they could share their lives, that it would be a good idea for them to try. full review

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  • Vanlynn
    May 13, 2007
    has anyone found this video out in stores!!!
  • LookPapiNoHands
    December 15, 2006
    This movie was great and very intresting. I can watch this movie over and over again...

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