The Best Man (1999)
First screened in February 2020
Director: Malcolm D. Lee. Cast: Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Monica Calhoun, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, Victoria Dillard, Jim Moody. Screenplay: Malcolm D. Lee.

Twitter Capsule: Not always clear what this script wants to say or where its heart finally is. Totally obvious that cast is on fire.

VOR:   A welcome boon to the large-cast romantic comedy-drama, period, and especially with African American actors. Room for growth and revision, but valuable.



Photo © 1999 Universal Pictures/40 Acres and a Mule

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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