|
|
Article: At the Movies: `Brown Sugar'
- Article from:
- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- October 11, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
00-00-0000
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Smarter than the average romantic comedy, "Brown Sugar" has all the
ingredients for a worthy successor to the friends-versus-lovers territory
of "When Harry Met Sally."
The movie's formulaic ending proves a disappointment after almost
two hours of thoughtful meandering through the obstacle course of
platonic relations turning romantic. But the characters are engaging
and full-blooded enough to compensate for the cliched conclusion,
and the story unfolds with a natural wit and energy that's far more
authentic than most big-screen love stories.
Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan, who previously co-starred in "The Wood"
and ...