Review

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Movie Rated: R; Genres: Drama, Musical; With: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon and Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate has the moves but not Frankie Lymon's voice in the biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love about the competing claims on the doo-wop singer's estate by three women who thought themselves his wife. With Lymon's life story told in disjointed flashbacks between courtroom scenes, the talented cast doesn't have a chance. C-

Originally posted Jan 08, 1999 Published in issue #466 Jan 08, 1999 Order article reprints
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