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The movie follows the evolving relationship between Sidney, an attractive editor-in-chief of the hip-hop magazine XXL, and Dre, an A&R for Millennium Records who support each other professionally choose other romantic partners before realizing that they're really in love with each other.
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.
October 11, 2002
Palo Alto Weekly
Fine performances from Diggs and Lathan give life to an otherwise rehashed love story, but musician Mos Def steals the show.
May 20, 2003
IGN Movies
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.