The Best Man

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The Best Man
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R,1hr 58min
Released:
October 22, 1999
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: In this romantic comedy, a writer finds out the hard way about the consequences of walking a fine line between fiction and real life. Harper (Taye Diggs) is an author whose first novel is soon to be published, just as he's been asked to be Best Man at the wedding of his friends Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia (Monica Calhoun). Harper is suffering a worse case of publication-day jitters than most authors, and with good reason: much of his book has been drawn from real life, and he's afraid that his ... Full Synopsis
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A ho-hum film by first-time writer/director Malcolm D. Lee, this film is helped immeasurably by its attractive, well-chosen cast and occasional moments of ripe humor, but it fails to say anything new about troubled weddings or the experience of being an upwardly mobile African-American looking for love. Taye Diggs lends his considerable charisma to his first bona fide lead role, but his thunder is ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Harper Stewart
Jordan Armstrong
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