Brown Sugar

I really, really, really love this movie. I'm not the kind of girl that's into romance movie... I find them rather boring. But there's a little list of that genre, and this one it's on the top of the list. I like it because it's refreshing, it has romance and comedy, which isn't a favorite genre of mine either, but this movie mixed them just fine. Well aside from the fact that it takes the most common cliché of all, two best friend that are secretly in love with each other but won't say anything or accept the other advances because they can't risk a long term friendship in case it doesn't work but I love it. I mean you should invest the time.. you won't be disappointed, this is coming from me.

Boy and girl are friends, just not romantically. Each have a significant other. All their friends know they are in love, but don't get together till the end, when they finally admit they are in love. Nothing original about this story. It is what it is. It sticks to the formula and isn't bad. Just nothing that I would call great. FINAL VERDICT: Unless you are a sap for romances, then just skip this one. It's been done a thousand times.

BROWN SUGAR (2002) *** Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah, Wendell Pierce. Buppie `When Harry Met Sally…' set in the hip-hop world with Diggs as a record producer and Lathan as a magazine writer whose lifelong friendship is put the test when he marries leading to unexplored feelings and ultimately testing the waters of love in general. Frequently funny and emotionally grounded in the genre with exceptional chemistry between the two leads and strong support by Latifah and Def as respectively Lathan's Eve Arden and Diggs' Tony Roberts. Only complaint is there's barely any of the music that the protagonists go onto great lengths of explaining how passionate they are about. (Dir: Rick Famuyiwa)

Smoothly done and often funny When Harry Met Sally for the African American crowd. This film is about two lifelong friends (Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan) who find themselves falling madly in love with one another even though Diggs is about to marry Nicole Ari Parker. Queen Latifah and Mos Def provide funny comedic relief as the best friends to the two main characters. There is no surprises to be had while watching this film, but there are some rather funny jabs at the music industry and (under rated) Lathan turns in a tender, compassionate performance. Lathan also shares some very good screen chemistry with Taye Diggs. Rated PG-13; Profanity and Sexual Content.