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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Elliot (story)
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Release Date:
11 October 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Rhythm The Love The Beat ...and you don't stop
Plot:
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor (Lathan) and a hip-hop record exec (Diggs) stumble into romantic territory. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 16 nominations more
User Comments:
Interesting Hip Hop Commentary, Predictable Love Story. more (57 total)

Cast

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Taye Diggs ... Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Sanaa Lathan ... Sidney 'Syd' Shaw

Mos Def ... Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker ... Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe ... Kelby Dawson

Queen Latifah ... Francine
Wendell Pierce ... Simon

Erik Weiner ... Ren
Reggi Wyns ... Ten
Melissa Martinez ... Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill ... Young Sidney

Marc John Jefferies ... Young Dre

Venida Evans ... Older Woman

Breece Wilson ... Woman

Brette Taylor ... Woman 2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Used to Love Her (USA) (working title)
Seven Days
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
Runtime:
109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Factual errors: The soundtrack lists "Wedding March" by Lohengrin, but it was written by Richard Wagner for the opera "Lohengrin". more
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Dre: Simplicity provides a fine line between elegance and plainness. more
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Interesting Hip Hop Commentary, Predictable Love Story., 21 March 2003
Author: OldeSkool (OldeSkool) from United States

Just watched this movie on DVD. And while I found the hip-hop commentary interesting, the love story seemed to close too to LOVE AND BASKETBALL for comfort. After the cool opening scene (featuring cameos by Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane and De La Soul) I thought maybe the hop-hip angle would dominate the love story, and for a while it seemed like it would, but the opposite occured. The "friend-becoming-lovers" angles has been done better in other movies (LOVE AND BASKETBALL, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.., etc.) and it's getting old. Don't get me wrong, the movie's not a total waste. The two leads are great, the supporting cast is good too. So if you don't mind a typical love story you just might want rent this one. Not great, but not bad as the other reviewers states.

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