Hip-hop is simply the newest tool for the same tired script of childhood friends who go down different paths only to realize they are each others' destiny.
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10/10/02
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Brown Sugar (2002)
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Reviews Counted:84
Fresh:54
Rotten:30
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Though you can guess the outcome of Brown Sugar at the beginning, Lathan and Diggs imbue this romantic comedy with a lot of charm.
Theatrical Release:Oct 11, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $27,186,836
Synopsis: Rick Famuyiwa breathes a refreshing burst of air into the romantic comedy genre with BROWN SUGAR, a film that is as much a tribute to hip-hop as it is a celebration of friendship and love. Dre... [More]
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Reviews for Brown Sugar
While it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records (Sugar Hill Gang, etc.), the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences.
10/10/02
Guy gets girl, guy loses girl, audience falls asleep.
10/10/02
Predictable and cloying, though Brown Sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle.
10/10/02
Top CriticBrown Sugar signals director Rick Famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in African-American cinema.
10/09/02
Watching the characters go through the paces of their unconvincing jobs is like flipping through the pages of GQ (or Architectural Digest) to admire all of the perfect models.
10/08/02
Their love fails to resonate as anything more than a shared musical passion.
10/08/02
Synthetic and rather bland--more like 'Brown NutraSweet.'
10/08/02
Famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer.
10/08/02
Top CriticI like this movie a lot. It's probably the sweetest, corniest movie about hip-hop music you're ever going to see.
10/07/02
Top CriticA crumb of psychology would have helped.
10/07/02
Top CriticAn agreeably charming, brightly performed romantic comedy.
10/07/02
Top CriticIt has so many tropes that a teenager could construct a plot line just by connecting the dots.
10/07/02
This cheery, down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends.
09/30/02
All of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue Brown Sugar from the curse of blandness.
09/26/02
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