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Up-and-coming author Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) travels to [[Los Angeles]] for a wedding and is forced to deal with the fallout once his friends start to recognize themselves in his [[Roman |
Up-and-coming author Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) travels to [[Los Angeles]] for a wedding and is forced to deal with the fallout once his friends start to recognize themselves in his [[Roman à Clef|thinly-veiled autobiographical novel]]. |
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* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Julian |
* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Julian |
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* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: "Candy" |
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: "Candy" |
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* [[I'm a Man I Can't Help It]]: Quentin's philosophy |
* [[I'm a Man, I Can't Help It]]: Quentin's philosophy |
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* [[Men Don't Cry]]: Averted by Lance {{spoiler|during his wedding ceremony}} |
* [[Men Don't Cry]]: Averted by Lance {{spoiler|during his wedding ceremony}} |
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* [[Moment Killer]]: The skipping CD |
* [[Moment Killer]]: The skipping CD |
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Revision as of 11:09, 9 January 2014
Up-and-coming author Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) travels to Los Angeles for a wedding and is forced to deal with the fallout once his friends start to recognize themselves in his thinly-veiled autobiographical novel.
Tropes:
- Big Man On Campus: Lance, in the college flashbacks.
- Career Versus Man: Jordan
- The Casanova: Quentin
- Dance Party Ending
- Evil Redhead: Shelby
- Expository Hairstyle Change: used for the college flashbacks
- Henpecked Husband: Julian
- Hooker With a Heart of Gold: "Candy"
- I'm a Man, I Can't Help It: Quentin's philosophy
- Men Don't Cry: Averted by Lance during his wedding ceremony
- Moment Killer: The skipping CD
- My Girl Is Not a Slut: Mia
- Ready for Lovemaking Jordan and Mia, separately.
- Retroactive Recognition: This is often considered to be Oscar nominee Terrence Howard's breakout role.
- Shirtless Scene: Harper
- Spear Counterpart: To black female-centered films like Waiting to Exhale
- They Do: Lance and Mia
- Those Two Actors: Most of the principal actors have made at least one other film with one one of their castmates, but this film is the second of three turn-of-the-century romcoms that Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs appeared in together.
- Unresolved Sexual Tension: Jordan and Harper