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Best Man, The

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Malcolm D. Lee
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 22, 1999
DVD: February 29, 2000
Running Time: 118 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language and sexuality
Starring Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau Jr., Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, and Melissa De Sousa
A revealing look at the more intimate side of life for a group of successful friends who are reunited when one of their college buddies gets married. (Universal Studios)
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What The Critics Said
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Stefan Ulstein
A delightful, inspiring and ultimately redemptive comedy-drama.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
A chick movie for guys that zings and pings like a game of supersonic pinball.
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Contains more than a handful of big laughs and a highly charismatic cast that knows how to put them over.
New York Post Lou Lumenick
The performances by the attractive ensemble cast are uniformly solid.
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
A smooth, often funny, occasionally thoughtful romantic comedy.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Milton Kent
Say 'I do' to Best Man.
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Makes a fine date movie...thanks to its life-affirming view of friendship, love and honor.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Lonnae O'Neal Parker
Tapping into the Zeitgeist of young black professionals starving to see themselves on film, it hits all the right cultural touchstones.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Amy Taubin
Everything about the film is familiar except that the twentysomethings are all African American.
Read Full Review >Variety Emanuel Levy
Overall, this smooth, glossy, enjoyable film showcases an impressive new authorial voice.
Read Full Review >Newsweek David Ansen
Funny, sentimental, cheerfully bawdy story of a wedding reunion that stirs up a hornet's nest of old loves, lusts and jealousies.
The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
Another demonstration that current movies about upscale black characters have much more traditional values than ones about catty white teen-agers.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Charmer of a comedy.
Miami Herald Curtis Morgan
They're all too old to be considered a black brat pack, but you get a feeling The Best Man will lead to even better.
Entertainment Weekly Steve Daly
It's a tribute to the actors' appeal that they can sling this hash and keep our sympathies, but they can't squeeze much drama from pure soap.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut A. Scott Walton
Oversimplifies the concept of unrequited love, and over-romanticizes the notion of everlasting love.
Time Richard Corliss
This agitated comedy could be called "The Big Chillin'" if it had a smidge of the 1983 film's wit and charm.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
The best parts of the film...are often distractingly slick enough to cover the film's overriding lack of soul.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
A throwback to the slickly entertaining melodramas of Hollywood's golden age.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Has added virtually nothing to two cinema genres with their own prodigious histories: ensemble and black.
Los Angeles Times Eric Harrison
Lee's attempt at making a romantic comedy that black audiences can enjoy without having to reimagine themselves as Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
As innocuous as the love songs on its soundtrack.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
The glossy ensemble cast is consistently interesting.
Read Full Review >Film.com Ernest Hardy
Stranded in superficiality, the film is a lifestyle commercial.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mike T. gave it an 8:
Good plot, great actors, some very cool scenes, not too many cliches.
Karin R. gave it a 10:
The Best!!
[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Wonderful feel good movie.
