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Name: Brown Sugar
Released: 2002-10-11
Cast: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe

Brown Sugar

PG-13
1h 50m
2002

67%

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Two best friends who've made it big in the hip-Hop world, who support each other professionally choose other romantic partners before fully realizing they're really in love with each other.

Director:

Rick Famuyiwa

Producer:

Peter Heller

Writer:

Michael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa

Cast:

Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah, Slick Rick

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

67%

Critics Consensus: Though predictable and possibly too sweet, Brown Sugar is charming, well-acted, and smarter than typical rom-com fare.

Reviews

Medium Popcorn

Justin Brown

I love a good romantic comedy that gives me meat and potatoes. But this just gave me a salad. I wanted to enjoy this more but the script, particularly regarding Dre's character, fell flat for me.

It's a solid romantic comedy that doesn't quite hold the main characters accountable for their actions for other love interests. But I absolutely love this soundtrack.

It's pretty formulaic stuff, but the performances from both leads and the supporting characters -- particularly Queen Latifah and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) -- elevate this romcom above the usual fare.

The spirit of the old school echoes strongly throughout the film and parallels the purity of the passions and personalities of the paramours.

Brown Sugar manages to take hip-hop's well-established history and make it digestible for audiences not necessarily tied directly into the core of that culture.

August 15, 2017

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