Two people whose career Brings them together fail to understand that there's more to the relationship other than business until been apart is the worst thing ever.
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.
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.
Palo Alto Weekly
May 20, 2003
Fine performances from Diggs and Lathan give life to an otherwise rehashed love story, but musician Mos Def steals the show.
Seattle Times
October 11, 2002
Lathan and Diggs make an immensely likable couple, and the supporting cast strikes all the right notes.
San Francisco Chronicle
October 11, 2002
Takes every convention of the romantic comedy genre and turns it on its ear.
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.
IGN Movies
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.
