The Best Man (1999)
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
It is a performances centric movie
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
I love this movie. Is this the sexiest all black cast ever, or what?! There's eye candy everywhere for men and for women, and it's all chocolate, yummy! For the women, The Best Man star Taye Diggs (The Wood), Morris Chestnut (Boyz 'N the Hood), Harold Perrineau (The Edge), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), and then some. For the men, The Best Man co-star Nia Long (Big Momma's House), Sanaa Lathan (Love & Basketball), Monica Calhoun (The Players Club), Melissa De Sousa (Miss Congeniality), and Victoria Dillard (Coming to America) and Regina Hall (Scary Movie)(Scary Movie 2)(Scary Movie 3)(Scary Movie 4)(she wasn't in the 5th one though), and then some. I'll leave it up to my sexy ladies to address the gentlemen, and I'll stick to the female eye candy. (Get it? Stick....to the candy.....nevermind.) Let me get laser focused here. I love me some Nia Long. She is so ultra insanely hot, and the sweetest. Nia's the most desirable of all the women. I love Sanaa so much. She's gorgeous and way more interesting than all the other chicks. She's the best actress, including the males. Monica's character's like night and day from her character in The Players Club. She's so sweet in The Best Man. She's so hood in The Players Club. I like this side of Monica times a zillion. I don't know anything about Melissa De Sousa, other that I love her and she's very pretty in The Best Man. Victoria Dillard, Richochet beauty, is almost as hot as Nia! In my eyes she's hotter. I really love her. Dillard is a Spin City beauty as well, one of my favorite shows, and one of the most hilarious shows. Regina Hall, as Candy, is the sweetest treat of all.Enjoy watching The Best Man with your loved one, it's a classic!
You know, it's hard to follow the movie's purpose when you can't actually visualize it. In "The Best Man", we're given a relatively fast paced story, but without any elements that make you feel like there's something interesting to be going on. There are lots of conversations between the characters-- males mostly--, but the story feels too contrived. It lacks fun, engagement or surprise. In my opinion, it felt boring from the first ten minutes and never got back-- at least until 50 minutes, which is how much I tried to enjoy it before turning off. There are much better movies involving a black cast out there, and I suggest you 1999's "The Wood" and 2001's "Baby Boy", which are a thousand times better than this one.
This was the first time in as long as I can remember where the lead characters, though African-American and male, were not tragedies. No drugs, alcohol problems. Each man had a job, neigh a career. It really reminded me of my friends. I know someone that represents each of those characters. Not too long out of college and working our way towards "making it." It really sent the message that African-Americans are able to achieve without a rap video and we certainly don't all sell drugs. It was not a typical "black" movie. It was just a movie about a group of friends, irrespective of the color of their skin. We have brains and know how to use them. This is a more accurate representation of us anyway since what the media shows is a very small percentage. Great job, Spike!
Taye Diggs makes a second dazzling preformance. He is the real deal. Morris Chestnut enterance was one of the best on screen. Nia Long shows why she has few equals. Terrence Howard gave a stellar preformance as Q. The cast performance was stunning. The only film that I never wanted to be an end to. Hopefully, Malcom Lee will do it again. A must see film in an industry full of lilly white trash.