This is yet another romantic comedy starring actors who definitely create a strong chemistry between their characters. The relationship between Larenz Tate's and Nia Long's characters seems true and the audience roots for them to initially get together and then stay with each other. They're hampered, however, by the trappings of the genre's traditional plot.
As with most other romantic comedies, the couple flirts, gets together, breaks up and finally gets back together again to close out the movie. It would have been nice had the filmmakers offered up a twist of some sort, but the movie still survives this shortcoming due to the strong and fresh characterizations.
The supporting performances from the likes of Isaiah Washington and Lisa Nicole Carson are also good and it's nice to see a more mature romantic comedy that features an African American cast where they don't resort to the antics found in so many versions of sophomoric films such as "Booty Call."
While this film could have used a stronger dose of comedy to make it a bit more appealing (it had a domestic gross of around $12.5 million), what's present is decent and will elicit some laughs. Had the plot been a bit more original, we'd give the film a bit more of a recommendation, but it's still an above average entry in the genre and worth checking out.
As far as the DVD's qualities, both the visuals and sound are good, but hardly exceptional or noteworthy. Like many other "standard" DVD releases, this one features the original theatrical trailer and the text-based filmographies and biographies for the cast and crew. It also contains a music video, "The Sweetest Thing" (from the Refugee Camp All-Stars, featuring Lauryn Hill).
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