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Best Man, The
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA 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)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Malcolm D. Lee
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Malcolm D. Lee
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 29, 2000
Video: February 29, 2000
Theatrical: October 22, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
118 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Stefan Ulstein
A delightful, inspiring and ultimately redemptive comedy-drama.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
A chick movie for guys that zings and pings like a game of supersonic pinball.
78
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Deeply moral, thoughtful, and amiably humorous.
77
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
Contains more than a handful of big laughs and a highly charismatic cast that knows how to put them over.
75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The performances by the attractive ensemble cast are uniformly solid.
75
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
A smooth, often funny, occasionally thoughtful romantic comedy.
75
Baltimore Sun
Milton Kent
Say 'I do' to Best Man.
75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Makes a fine date movie...thanks to its life-affirming view of friendship, love and honor.
75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Breathes fresh life into old formulas.
70
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.
70
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Everything about the film is familiar except that the twentysomethings are all African American.
70
Variety
Emanuel Levy
Overall, this smooth, glossy, enjoyable film showcases an impressive new authorial voice.
70
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.
70
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.
70
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Charmer of a comedy.
70
Film.com
Henry Cabot Beck
A class act, from top to bottom.
63
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.
60
Dallas Observer
Andy Klein
Lee's pace is slow enough to try viewers' patience.
58
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.
55
TNT RoughCut
A. Scott Walton
Oversimplifies the concept of unrequited love, and over-romanticizes the notion of everlasting love.
50
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.
50
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.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
A throwback to the slickly entertaining melodramas of Hollywood's golden age.
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Nicely toned.
50
USA Today
Mike Clark
Has added virtually nothing to two cinema genres with their own prodigious histories: ensemble and black.
50
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.
50
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
As innocuous as the love songs on its soundtrack.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
The glossy ensemble cast is consistently interesting.
40
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
Stranded in superficiality, the film is a lifestyle commercial.
25
Chicago Tribune
Barbara Shulgasser
Largely a disappointment.
 The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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