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Strictly Business

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Waymon (Joseph C. Phillips) has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless long-term relationship. He meets Natalie (Halle Berry), a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby (Tommy Davidson), a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as leverage to advance in the company.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2.5/4
There are moments that work, and others that do not (no young man, not even Waymon, could be as uncoordinated on a dance floor as he seems to be). But beneath the plot, which is routine, are a lot of assumptions that are not. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/29/2005
2/5
Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) 03/19/2004
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/01/2002
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 07/27/2002
2/5
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Tay L @RT74352673 Mar 21 Not bad. Nothing to write home about. Maybe a handful of funny scenes, but not laugh out loud funny. See more Todd B @RT92383055 02/24/2025 A good movie about romance and making a way, and living in the business world. I liked Halle, Tommy, and the Waymon characters, were good. See more Keenan J @RT95991384 10/18/2023 I watch this movie for what it is. Good fun and nothing more. I Absolutely love this movie. See more Steve D @RT35616104 09/11/2023 Davidson especially deserved better. See more 04/04/2019 Classics 90s era movie. This and Boomerang are definently must see. See more 03/29/2019 Good movie and a decent cast. film debut of Halle berry. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Hooks

Director

Tommy Davidson

Bobby

Joseph C. Phillips

Waymon

Anne-Marie Johnson

Diedre

David Marshall Grant

David

Halle Berry

Natalie

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Synopsis Waymon (Joseph C. Phillips) has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless long-term relationship. He meets Natalie (Halle Berry), a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby (Tommy Davidson), a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as leverage to advance in the company.
Director
Kevin Hooks
Production Co
Island World
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 1991, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.4M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Surround
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