Still, she continues to rebuff his advances, citing their differences in age. When Stella is pursued by Winston, it's the vivacious Delilah who urges her to give him a chance. Though she rarely gives in to her whims and tries to back out, she's egged on by her best friend, Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg), who joins her for a week of fun in the sun. Stella, a 40-year-old stockbroker, books an island vacation on a lark when her well-behaved and loving 11-year-old (Michael J. After their affair, she returned home feeling refreshed. McMillan, who co-wrote and co-produced the adaptation, met the young man on a spur-of-the-moment trip to the island. The movie is based on Terry McMillan's bestseller, which was inspired by the author's real-life romance with a Jamaican 20 years her junior. It's hard to say which actor is the more buff or beautiful. The man is younger in "Stella." (You go, girl!) And there is certainly no flab on Taye Diggs, a star of the Broadway musical "Rent," who makes his feature film debut as Winston, Angela Bassett's much younger love interest. "Stella" goes against the recent trend of pairing fading male stars with nubile female newcomers. It's nice if the scenery is lush, although surroundings are secondary to scrumptious hero. They're supposed to be as scanty as panties and as frivolous as toenail polish (whether the shade be siren red, frosty pink or barely there). But she dies only so that we can have a good cry tears, along with great sex and an even greater wardrobe, are the imperatives of film peignoir. It isn't realistic, it isn't graphic and only one person dies. I dare say, it is the "Saving Private Ryan" of the much maligned and misunderstood girls-night-out movie. "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" is the chick flick to end all chick flicks. Taye Diggs helps Angela Bassett in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back." (Fox)
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