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She Hate Me (2004)

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Reviews Counted:97

Fresh:19

Rotten:78

Average Rating:3.9/10

Consensus: She Hate Me can't decide if it wants to be a commentary on corporate greed or a sex farce.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong graphic sexuality/nudity, language and a scene of violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 28, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $81,367

Synopsis: Harvard, MBA-educated biotech executive John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) gets fired when he informs on his bosses and initiates an investigation into their business dealings by the... Harvard, MBA-educated biotech executive John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) gets fired when he informs on his bosses and initiates an investigation into their business dealings by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Branded a whistle-blower and therefore unemployable, Jack desperately needs to make a living. When his former girlfriend Fatima (Kerry Washington), a high powered businesswoman and now a lesbian, offers him cash to impregnate her and her new girlfriend Alex (Dania Ramirez), Jack is persuaded by the chance to make "easy" money. Word spreads and soon Jack is in the baby-making business at $10,000 a tryst. Lesbians with a desire for motherhood and the cash to spare are lining up to seek his services. But, between the attempts by his former employers to frame him for securities fraud and his dubious fathering activities, Jack finds his life, all at once, becoming very complicated. She Hate Me stars Anthony Mackie (8 Mile, Manchurian Candidate, Kerry Washington (The Human Stain, Bad Company), Ellen Barkin , Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Sarita Choudhury, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, Lonette McKee, Paula Jai Parker, Dania Ramirez, Q-Tip and John Turturro. A 40 Acres and Mule Filmworks Production, She Hate Me is written by Michael Genet and Spike Lee, based on a story by Genet. The film is directed by Spike Lee. Lee, Preston Holmes and Fernando Sulichin produced. Designer Brigitte Broch, Director of Photography Matty Libatique, Costume Designer Donna Berwick, Editor Barry Alexander Brown and Composer Terence Blanchard complete the creative team. -- © Sony Pictures Classics [More]

Starring: Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci

Starring: Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Sarita Choudhury, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, Lonette McKee, Paula Jai Parker, John Turturro, Dania Ramirez, Q-Tip

Director: Spike Lee

Director: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Michael Genet, Spike Lee
Producer: Spike Lee, Preston L. Holmes, Fernando Sulichin
Composer: Terence Blanchard
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

Spike Lee's She Hate Me begins with money.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
07/31/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Using sex so amusingly, Lee makes satire sexy.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
09/10/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

This intensely topical satire tackles a wide range of important issues, from corporate whistle-blowing to the toll sexual license takes on stable family structures.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/29/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

A smart, sexy and original comedy.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
07/29/04
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

If you're truly adventurous in your movie-going and fed up with movies that play by the numbers, play it safe and come with audience-fawning reassurances, then She Hate Me just might be the harsh cinematic tonic you crave.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
09/03/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Forget the politics, bawdy humor wins out.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
07/28/04
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

When it comes to social issues, Lee is fiercely, admirably activist, but when it comes to sex, he plays into stereotypes and myths that are all the more easily reinforced because they occur in a raucously comic context.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/28/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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May not be subtle or disciplined, but it is funny as hell.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
07/28/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Watching it is like listening in on a heated debate amongst five people about various issues where all of them are talking at once and no one is stopping for a breath.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/05/04
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Fun to watch and fun to think about later; it's chockful of provocative statements about corporate morality, sexual hypocrisy and what's wrong about both today.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/05/04
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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The shards of this film have more audacity and intelligence than most of what is out there and its failures are more interesting to ponder than most films' successes.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
08/19/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A reminder that Spike Lee is one of our great American filmmakers, unafraid to address, directly and artfully, contemporary issues in a context of national history.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
08/19/04
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Within its messy framework there's a lot to like about She Hate Me.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/13/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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If Lee had focused, the film might have been a great one.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
09/08/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Shot in a fast 26 days, the film has an off-the-cuff feel which makes up in enthusiasm what it lacks in polish.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
Richard James Havis
Richard James Havis
Film Journal International

She Hate Me invites anger and analysis about the stereotypes it appears to celebrate; a film that attacked those stereotypes would inspire yawns.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
08/06/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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More often than not, the sheer originality and ambition of the project carry pic, which is further bolstered by its superb ensemble cast.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/27/04
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
Variety

Fascinating from start to finish.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/14/04
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC

Spike Lee is taking shotgun-blast aim at, well, everything--from corporate injustice to racial stereotypes to lesbian issues. And with his scattershot approach he misses all of his targets.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/30/04
E! Online
 
 
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