The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic52/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
117 audience votes
Key crew
- Rick FamuyiwaDirector
- Rick FamuyiwaScreenplay
- Robert HurstOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Omar EppsMike
- Richard T. JonesSlim
- Taye DiggsRoland
- Sanaa LathanAlicia
- LisaRaye McCoyLisa
- De'Aundre BondsStacey
- Antwon TannerBoo
- Tamala JonesTanya
- Jascha WashingtonMike's Brother
- Patricia BelcherMrs. Hughes
- Elayn J. TaylorRoland's Mother
- Cynthia MartellsMike's Mother
Stills
Themes
californiamale friendshipnostalgiaflashbackweddinggroom1980scold feetafrican americanreminiscentromanticadmiring