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Brown Sugar
Sidney and Dre can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant. Witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, music executive. What they learnt from scratch will help them fulfill their true dreams.
6 March 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 May 1990, New York City, New York, USA
24 March 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA
20 January 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 September 1968, New York, USA
November 20, 2002
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.
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.
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
Makes the sweet case that sincerity strikes the biggest romantic sparks.
May 20, 2003
Fine performances from Diggs and Lathan give life to an otherwise rehashed love story, but musician Mos Def steals the show.
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.
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
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.
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.
October 11, 2002
You don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.
