The Best Man

In this romantic comedy, a writer finds out the hard way about the consequences of walking a fine line between fiction and real life. Harper (Taye Diggs) is an author whose first novel is soon to be published, just as he’s been asked to be Best Man at the wedding of his friends Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia (Monica Calhoun). Harper is suffering a worse case of publication-day jitters than most authors, and with good reason: much of his book has been drawn from real life, and he’s afraid that his friends and family will spot the sometimes unflattering literary versions of themselves. What’s worse, Mia and Harper had a fling years ago, and their affair made it into the book; Lance doesn’t know, and Harper would just as soon he didn’t find out before the wedding. But one of the bridesmaids, Jordan (Nia Long), has gotten hold of an advance copy of the book. Since Jordan works as a television journalist and devotes her life to digging up dirt on people, Harper is convinced that she’ll spill the beans and spoil his friends’ big day. The Best Man was the debut film for writer/director Malcolm D. Lee; Spike Lee served as producer., A writer finds out the hard way about the consequences of walking a fine line between fiction and real life when his friends read about themselves in his debut novel., Comedy/drama about an autobiographical book which causes all sorts of problems. It reveals secrets which threaten the wedding of the author’s friend. This might be rectifiable on its own. But when the author himself is to act as the best man at the wedding, the plot starts to thicken. The director is a cousin of Spike Lee. The great man himself took an executive role in the production ., College friends reunite for a wedding, but the best man is nervous because his soon-to-be-published novel is based on secrets among his social circle—including a fling he once had with the bride., College friends reunite for a wedding in this warm and amusing romantic comedy, but the best man is nervous because his soon-to-be-published novel is based on secrets among his social circle—including a fling he once had with the bride.