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The Best Man (1999)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:41
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Writer/director Malcom D. Lee's impressive debut gets lots of support from a strong cast of characters.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Taye Diggs plays Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream. Leaving behind his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), he heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend... Taye Diggs plays Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream. Leaving behind his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), he heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding (Chestnut). Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle: the girlfriend-whipped Murch (Harold Perrineau, Jr.), the aimless Quentin (Howard, who runs away with every scene he's in), and the professionally motivated Jordan (Long), with whom Harper has always shared a mutual sexual attraction. As the weekend unfolds, each member of the group has their turn reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS, something that Harper doesn't want to happen--for reasons that eventually introduce themselves. A film that focuses on serious human issues, Malcolm D. Lee's directorial debut is a crowdpleasing success. [More]
Starring: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau
Starring: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence DaShon Howard, Monica Calhoun, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa DeSousa, Victoria Dillard
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Screenwriter: Malcolm D. Lee
Producer: Sam Kitt, Spike Lee, Bill Carraro
Composer: Stanley Clarke
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Reviews for The Best Man
Like "Seinfeld," Nothing really happens in this film. But the good solid humor and unforgettable acting power keep "The Best Man" fun and ultimately entertaining.
The themes and characters are brought to the screen with the kind of energy and appeal that viewers of any background can appreciate.
Lee has an incredible comic touch, and he pulls a solid performance from his entire cast.
If you ask me, it's impossible to not like a film that ends with the entire cast doing the electric slide to Cameo's '80s funk classic 'Candy.'
The first half of the movie, however, lies there like an overturned bus--you wonder how it'll ever get uprighted, but you don't really want to stick around to find out.
Much of what Lee accomplishes here, however, is undercut by his flaws as a filmmaker -- in particular, his sense of pacing.
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