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The Best Man (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 57 Fresh: 41  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 6.5/10
 
Consensus: Writer/director Malcom D. Lee's impressive debut gets lots of support from a strong cast of characters.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Synopsis: Taye Diggs plays Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream. Leaving behind his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), he heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding (Chestnut). Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle: the... Taye Diggs plays Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream. Leaving behind his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), he heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding (Chestnut). Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle: the girlfriend-whipped Murch (Harold Perrineau, Jr.), the aimless Quentin (Howard, who runs away with every scene he's in), and the professionally motivated Jordan (Long), with whom Harper has always shared a mutual sexual attraction. As the weekend unfolds, each member of the group has their turn reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS, something that Harper doesn't want to happen--for reasons that eventually introduce themselves. A film that focuses on serious human issues, Malcolm D. Lee's directorial debut is a crowdpleasing success. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence DaShon Howard

Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Screenwriter: Malcolm D. Lee
Producer: Sam Kitt, Spike Lee, Bill Carraro
Composer: Stanley Clarke

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Jun 8, 2001

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A festive few hours that often delights.

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Very nicely done all around, a fine motion picture for any old time, but super great for the holidays.

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See it twice!

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Spike Lee's younger cousin writes and directs his first feature with the verve and panache of Lee's own debut, She's Gotta Have It.

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Every conceivable wedding cliche is in attendance.

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This film oversimplifies the concept of unrequited love, and over-romanticizes the notion of everlasting love.

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