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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeySweet. The pun is unavoidable. It's the only adjective that fully captures the flavor of the romantic comedy Brown Sugar.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanAll are watchable, attractive people who haven't worn out their welcomes. But if they continue to go round and round like this, they may. Aren't more African -American actors waiting in the wings to play romantic leads?
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleDelightful love story.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThis isn't great filmmaking, but, under Rick Famuyiwa's direction, it's more than good enough.
- 70Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayMay not be the most nutritious movie on the table, but it lives up to its sweet promise.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyExist as extended videos for the accompanying soul and rap soundtrack.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs a love-jones soap opera, Brown Sugar feeds right into Dre's nostalgic crankiness.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisBrown 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.''
- Given the film's focus on the importance of hip-hop, its soundtrack -- crammed with current artists though it is -- doesn't make the impression it should.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceDraws a belabored association between romance and hip-hop, and it's hard not to wish the parallel lines would hurry up and converge.