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Brown Sugar (2003)

Reviewed by Jennifer Armstrong | Feb 14, 2003

Jennifer Armstrong

Most of the time, Jennifer Armstrong is indulging her TiVo habit, watching and rewatching ''Alias,'' ''The O.C.,'' and ''Newlyweds.'' The rest of the time, she's writing about TV for EW

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EW's GRADE

B+

Details Release Date: Oct 11, 2002; Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: Feb 11, 2003; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan; Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures

$SWEET TALKERS Old friends Lathan and Diggs give each other some \'\'Sugar\'\' Brown Sugar, Sanaa Lathan, ...$

SWEET TALKERS Old friends Lathan and Diggs give each other some ''Sugar''

Taye Diggs smolders as slick New York record exec Dre, who shares a lifelong friendship and passion for hip-hop with music writer Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) in Brown Sugar. They're destined to be together, of course, but in strict adherence to the romantic-comedy laws, they must first be paired with partners who are obviously wrong for them. (The interesting part: Their love is so intertwined with their common interest that sometimes it's not clear whether they're talking about music or each other.) Add the fact that Dre married his wrong partner, and you've got a film whose tough choices and bittersweet ending keep it real.

Originally posted Feb 11, 2003 Published in issue #695 Feb 14, 2003 Order article reprints

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