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Brown Sugar

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Critics' Reviews

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Sweet. The pun is unavoidable. It's the only adjective that fully captures the flavor of the romantic comedy Brown Sugar.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
What Brown Sugar lacks in originality, it makes up for in charm.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
May be pitching itself to the wrong audience. The ads promise: "The Rhythm ... the Beat ... the Love ... and You Don't Stop!" But it's not a musical and although it's sometimes a comedy, it's observant about its people.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
Proves as appealing as its title.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
May not be the most nutritious movie on the table, but it lives up to its sweet promise.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dave Kehr
Sustains the charm of an early 60's New York romance.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Isn't much more than another conveyer-belt romantic comedy.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
As a love-jones soap opera, Brown Sugar feeds right into Dre's nostalgic crankiness.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Charles Taylor
The new black movies make those of us sitting in the theater watching feel as if we actually count for something. That good feeling can carry you through this movie's silly and dull patches.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
Brown Sugar fails to produce an image of hip-hoppery as fascinating and complex as the moment when Halle Berry set her tongue wagging during a ghetto-fabulous grind with Warren Beatty in ''Bulworth.''Read Full Review »
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