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Brown Sugar
The movie follows the evolving relationship between Sidney, an attractive editor-in-chief of the hip-hop magazine XXL, and Dre, an A&R for Millennium Records who support each other professionally choose other romantic partners before realizing that they're really in love with each other.
16 May 1990, New York City, New York, USA
14 January 1965, South Wimbledon, London, England, UK
August 29, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana
18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA
7 October 1970, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3 October 1975, Brooklyn, New York, USA
November 20, 2002
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.
October 11, 2002
The movie plays cute more than smart, but it's far from dumb -- and marks yet another baby step forward in the growing sophistication of African-American film.
October 11, 2002
Lathan and Diggs make an immensely likable couple, and the supporting cast strikes all the right notes.
December 08, 2002
The plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish.
May 20, 2003
Fine performances from Diggs and Lathan give life to an otherwise rehashed love story, but musician Mos Def steals the show.
July 02, 2008
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.
October 11, 2002
You don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.
December 18, 2002
All in all, Brown Sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted. It will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face.
October 11, 2002
Makes the sweet case that sincerity strikes the biggest romantic sparks.
October 11, 2002
Takes every convention of the romantic comedy genre and turns it on its ear.
October 26, 2002
It's predictable, but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth.
December 30, 2008
The spirit of the old school echoes strongly throughout the film and parallels the purity of the passions and personalities of the paramours.