The read
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby, a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as leverage to advance in the company.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do.
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin HooksDirector
- Nelson GeorgeWriter
- Pamela Church GibsonWriter
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joseph C. PhillipsWaymon
- Halle BerryNatalie
- Tommy DavidsonBobby
- Anne-Marie JohnsonDiedre
- Samuel L. JacksonMonroe
- Kim ColesMillicent
- Sam RockwellGary
- Denis LearyJake
- David Marshall GrantDavid
- Jon CypherDrake
- James McDanielRoland Halloran
- Joe TorryDarryl