''What Love Is'' is a 2007

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film, written and directed by

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and starring

Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), he appear ...

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, Anne Heche, and

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Premise

The film is shot one evening, mostly in a man's apartment (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) on the

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he intends to propose to his girlfriend. Before he can pop the question, he arrives home to discover she has mostly moved out. Then, several childhood friends and later several women arrive for a planned Valentine's party, all of which give their takes on relationships, love and interacting.

Reception

The film has received 15% at

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and a 14 on

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. It made roughly $19,000 at 42 theaters during its theatrical run.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 1, 2008."''What Love Is'' at DVD Active"
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References

External links

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"''What Love Is'' at Worst Previews"

"IBC2006 Innovation Awards - Creation Category Shortlisted Project Title: Digital Cinematography - ''What Love Is''"

"FilmStream Production on ''What Love Is''"
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