Advantages: Intelligently scripted Disadvantages: Looks a bit like a TV movie
...hit. But it seems that the novel is more than just a case of life imitating art, as it captures Harper’s own personal life and the lives of those around him with too much accuracy for coincidence.
When they read extracts from the book, his friends and girlfriend are worried about their portrayal in the novel and accusations of exploitation, exaggerating and muck-raking abound Ñ not to mention his over-friendly relationship with his best friend’s ... ...that Harper’s role as the best man at his best friend’s wedding won’t be smooth sailing, to say the least.
The Best Man has a great cast of actors who feed wonderfully off each other’s energy. Especially worthy of a mention are Morris Chestnut as the paranoid and possessive Lance and Terrence Howard as the attractive womaniser Quentin. It helps that they are all working from a genuinely witty and intelligent script which straddles the difficult ...
harrison_simon 09.07.2000
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