Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
The race card is still in play no matter what the social strata, but the message gets lost in the medium of excessive cuteness and too many contrived disagreements in dialogue.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
3 Feb 2006
rotten:
It sometimes seems at odds with itself, vacillating between a realistic presentation of the obstacles black professional women face finding a suitable mate and another bit of Hollywood fluff where their skin color is glossed over.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Feb 2006
rotten:
This is an inept and unsubtle romantic fantasy about how black people and white people don't mix.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
3 Feb 2006
rotten:
It's just too bad that this half-realized concept is tethered to an utterly unconvincing, warmed-over interracial romance rooted more in Harlequin fantasy than social realism.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
16 Feb 2006
rotten:
By and large this is a hollow, laugh-free zone paying lip service to the issue in trite, predictable fashion.