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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 7791
Released: February 11, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 01/06/2009 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg13
Description of Brown Sugar:
One of 2002's most underrated films, Brown Sugar offers more than you'd expect from a conventional romantic comedy. The love story between Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) is the least interesting part of the movie; the costars have delightful chemistry, but their hookup is a given. What's refreshing is the way the story draws a parallel between Dre and Sidney's longtime friendship (they meet as kids in a 1984 flashback) and the evolution of hip-hop music from urban roots to dubious mainstream acceptance. Dre's a disillusioned producer at pop-fueled Millennium Records, married to a beauty (Nicole Ari Parker) who cheats while embracing her coveted status quo. Editor of an influential music magazine, Sidney's tentatively engaged to a basketball star (Boris Kodjoe), but these loves are obstacles, and Dre and Sidney are meant for each other. In bringing them together, Brown Sugar allows for human mistakes, intelligent solutions, and the kind of three-dimensional behavior that romantic comedies typically don't provide. --Jeff Shannon
Brown Sugar Reviews:
Brown Sugar 
2009-12-08 - This product is a very good movie and it is worth 2 times more than what we paid for it. It is brand new and we can enjoy it over and over again. It is what it is.
so good 
2009-09-12 - this dvd should be made into blu ray asap! its a really good story and the actors are superb to say the least
Kudos to Hip Hop
2009-06-15 - I love this movie. It's one of my favorites, because its around the time I was coming up and the music scence. I had it on video, but not DVD. The DVD quality is great, thanks!
"You are the perfect verse over a tight beat"
2009-06-07 - I agree with the editorial review. Its kind of sad that I couldnt find this DVD in stores and had to revert to purchasing it online at Amazon.com. You can find 100 copies of some overrated blockbuster in these stores but you cant find Brown Sugar. I find that kind of strange. At any rate...
The story is about Sydney(Sanaa Lathan) and Dre(Taye Diggs). Two best friends that have feelings for each other but never attempted to date each other. Sydney is a journalist and Dre is a record executive at Millinium Records. Dre ends up marrying a woman he just met(played by Nicole Ari Parker) and Sydney is not too happy about it. Sydney ends up dating a ball player(played by Boris Kodjoe) and they end up getting engaged. Dre has to deal with with a record label that only cares about making money and Sydney has to deal with her feelings for Dre.
Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs have wonderful chemistry together. They come across as real people on the screen and that is one thing I enjoy about Rick Fumuyiwa's movies. The people in them seem like real people and not these cardboard cutouts that we are used to in Hollywood movies. Also great in this movie is Queen Latifah and Mos Def who plays Chris, a struggling hip hop artist. Brown Sugar is not only charming and has a heart, its also smart and funny too. I'll admit that I laughed quite a bit especially at Rin and Tin scenes. I also love how the movie uses Sydney and Dre as a metaphorical euphemism for hip hop. Its a well written and well acted movie that deserves a lot more credit that it receives. Nowadays movies are being oversold to death and stealing all the hype from movies that deserve hype. Its sad but this is the Follywood machine at work and it has never been any other way. Sanaa Lathan is not only a sight for sore eyes but she can actually act. Taye Diggs brings his usual charm to the film and I must say that they make a beautiful couple on screen.
Conclusion: Brown Sugar is one of the best and is most underrated romantic comedies of 2002. The story is great, the acting is cool and the chemistry is there. What more can you ask for from a movie? The people that gave this movie less than 3 stars should stick to reviewing Quentin Tarantino and his awful overrated movies(all of them!)and leave movies like this one alone. Support the black directors that give you great work and Rick Fumuyiwa has given you great work with The Wood and Brown Sugar. Dont take directors like Bill Duke, Rick Fumuyiwa, Matty Rich etc for granted because you will helping in the downward spiral of quality in Black cinema. Give Brown Sugar a chance. It deserves that much which is more than I can say for most of the overhyped junk that comes out now.
I loved this movie!!!!!
2009-02-07 - Brown Sugar is one the "classics" that I watch over and over again. You have to love hip in order to truly love this dvd. The movie starts off with comentary from old skool hiphop artists and draws from their lyrics throughout the movie. Then goes on to show the difference fromn real hip hop to commercial hip hop. Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lahan are a great pair. The supporting cast (Queen Latifah, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe) are wonderful too. Very realistic in 1990's Manthattan. Makes you compare the first time you fell in love and the first time you feel in love with hip hop. For hip hop head this is a must have additon to your movie collection.
