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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.
19 April 1976, Brooklyn, New York, USA
16 May 1990, New York City, New York, USA
24 September 1989
8 December 1963, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
20 July 1964, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
23 September 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
14 January 1965, South Wimbledon, London, England, UK
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
7 October 1970, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
7 June 1977, San Francisco, California, USA
20 July 1965, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
27 December 1969, Rochester, New York, USA
17 September 1966, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
6 March 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 July 1957, Newton, Texas, USA
May 20, 2003
Fine performances from Diggs and Lathan give life to an otherwise rehashed love story, but musician Mos Def steals the show.
November 20, 2002
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.
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.
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.
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 26, 2002
It's predictable, but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth.
October 11, 2002
Takes every convention of the romantic comedy genre and turns it on its ear.
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.
October 11, 2002
Makes the sweet case that sincerity strikes the biggest romantic sparks.
October 11, 2002
You don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.
