Fresh
It's predictable, but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brown Sugar
When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?
2002 · 1h 49m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Rick Famuyiwa
Overview
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong 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 at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
Makes the sweet case that sincerity strikes the biggest romantic sparks.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Lathan and Diggs make an immensely likable couple, and the supporting cast strikes all the right notes.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Takes every convention of the romantic comedy genre and turns it on its ear.
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
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