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Marian Liu, San Jose Mercury News: Hip-hop is simply the newest tool for the same tired script of childhood friends who go down different paths only to realize they are each others' destiny. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Too much about Brown Sugar is carried out with utmost decorum, as if writer-director Rick Famuyiwa were bringing hip-hop home to meet the parents. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: People are unlikely to leave Brown Sugar with the words 'original' or 'surprising' on their lips, but they are likely to leave with a good-sized smile. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Its likable, easy rhythms are appealing, especially for anyone attuned to the birth and growth of this style of music. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I like this movie a lot. It's probably the sweetest, corniest movie about hip-hop music you're ever going to see. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: While it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records (Sugar Hill Gang, etc.), the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences. Read more
Dave Kehr, New York Times: Sustains the charm of an early 60's New York romance. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Lathan and Diggs make an immensely likable couple, and the supporting cast strikes all the right notes. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: It's predictable, but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: As satisfying as it is sleek, and Famuyiwa inspires carefully nuanced portrayals from his cast. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Predictable and cloying, though Brown Sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Bland if amiable. Read more
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: What really breaks this movie out of the romantic-comedy rut is the setting in which it's told. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Despite crisp photography and the director's gift for building a scene, the film doesn't click until the third act. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: 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. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliche-riddled genre can offer. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A romantic comedy, yes, but one with characters who think and talk about their goals, and are working on hard decisions. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Taye Diggs never overdoes Dre's intensity or integrity; he's an understated leading man who is all the more likable because of it. But it's Sanaa Lathan as Sidney who won my heart here. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Takes every convention of the romantic comedy genre and turns it on its ear. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Makes the sweet case that sincerity strikes the biggest romantic sparks. Read more
Michael Miller, Village Voice: Their love fails to resonate as anything more than a shared musical passion. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: You don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: You could do worse than watch beautiful people making kissy-face with each other. Read more