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The Best Man
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780783240206
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783240201
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D20715D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 29, 2000
Running Time: 121 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1999
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Editorial Review:
A glossy romantic comedy, The Best Man centers on four college friends and the women in their lives, all brought back together for a wedding. Taye Diggs (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) plays the title character, a young writer whose first novel is a barely fictionalized account of his college days, featuring barely fictionalized versions of all his friends. This novel hasn't yet been released, but ambitious TV producer Nia Long (Soul Food) has snagged an advance copy in the hopes of getting an early interview with Diggs. Unfortunately, when this advance copy begins circulating among the college gang, they discover it reveals some secrets that may have a disastrous effect on the wedding. The Best Man features a handsome, charming cast and a propulsive story, but the female characters are poorly developed and the male banter is, to say the least, chauvinistic. This banter is mostly to comic effect, but by the end it still leaves a sour taste that the movie's happy ending doesn't counter. With a particularly strong performance by Terrence Howard as an aimless but relentlessly honest member of the college quartet. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Best Man
I have the VHS, but I wanted the DVD so I could see it better and get all the extra things that come on DVDs now.
Rating: - Quality Black Film
It's hard to find quality black films these days. And by quality I mean movies with substance and originality. The Best Man contains both. It also has a smart, clever script, a well rounded cast, and some pretty funny dialogue. This isn't your typical black film about gang violence or life in the hood. The Best Man has class and style. It's a smooth ride from beginning to end. The plot is intriguing; a group of old college friends reunite for a wedding. Their journey is heaped with dirty secrets, ... Read More
Rating:  - IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
ANOTHER MOVIE ABOUT A WOULD BE WRITER THAT TRIES TO WRITE ABOOK ABOUT HIS DAYS IN COLLEGE AND TELLING ALL HIS FRIENDS AND ROOM MATES SECREATS. iT CREATES ALL SORTES OF PROBLES AT A WEDDING WHEN THE PAST SECREATS COME OUT IN THE ADVANCE COPY OF THE BOOK. JM
Rating: - One of my favorites and a great start from Lee
The Best Man was one of my favorite films of 1999. The ensemble cast which includes Taye Diggs and the very sexy Nia Long are all good. The film reminds me of a urban The Big Chill which is cool. Morris Chestnut also made a good return to film in this heartwarming film. If Tyler Perry were to team with Malcolm D Lee, he'd have a truly amazing film on his hands as The Best Man is the type of the film Perry can one day make it given practice. The Best Man still holds up today and will always be a classic ... Read More
Rating:  - The Best part.....the whole movie was done with thought-out class.
The beauty of this movie is that it truly likes and cares about the people inhabiting it. There are no cheap jokes or sight gags. The humor develops from real situations and real characters starting with Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs). Life is good for Harper. His first novel is about to be published. He is in a comfortable two-year relationship and it is the weekend of the wedding of Lance (Morris Chesnut) and Mia (Monica Calhoun), two of his closest college friends. The bad news is his novel is a thinly veiled ... Read More
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