In the end, you ask: How Stella Got Her Groove Back? You’re not entirely sure that she did.
Comment
01/01/00
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
50
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:23
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: While vacationing in Jamaica, successful San Francisco stock broker Stella meets and falls for a dashing, and much younger, islander, Winston Shakespeare. Their romance forces her to reevaluate her... [More]
Starring: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Regina King, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Get This Movie
Reviews for How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Women of all ages and races will undoubtedly cheer Stella on as she wrestles with the dilemma of falling in love with a younger man, and by doing so, gets her groove back ... baby.
01/01/00
With a dollop more originality and slightly less patronizing Kleenex moments, this picture might have left its mark on the chick flick genre, but as it stands, it's an also-ran.
01/01/00
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.
01/01/00
Top CriticClick to read the article
01/01/00
I'm not denying that a 40-year- old woman might be self-conscious about going around with someone this young. But the subject isn't interesting or provocative enough to sustain an entire movie.
01/01/00
Top CriticClick to read the article
01/01/00
Ms. Bassett portrays this high-strung superwoman with such intensity that she makes her almost believable.
01/01/00
Top Critic
All formula gloss, a romance that tackles some difficult issues by missing them altogether.
01/01/00
Click to read the article
01/01/00
It's a fun movie -- full of laughs and touching moments.
01/01/00
Latest News for How Stella Got Her Groove Back
June 29, 2005:
In Other News...A Domino Death, Stella's Groove, and Jennifer Tilly
Real-life model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey, whose rejection of the privileged life for the grit and guns of hunting fugitives will be immortalized on film this fall in... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
History of Disney Animation 
MSN Movies offers a little background on the success of Disney Animation.
90 Years of Screen Vampires
TIME takes a look back at the history of vampires on film.
Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones
Techland examines the visual splendor of Peter Jackson's upcoming film.
Recent Headlines as TV Movies
AOL put together a list of 10 recent news items that would be perfect as TV Movies.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds