The Best Man: The Final Chapters

Ever watch a movie, and you are left thinking about the characters and what happened afterward? What's their day-to-day, and how do they develop? Well, this is it,

Best Man, The Final Chapters is a beautiful creation that brings imagination to life. The critical aspect here is the Black characters we know and love triumphantly reprise their roles with more depth after 23 years.

So if you aren't familiar with the Best Man franchise, it follows a group of 7-8 friends with unique personalities that intertwine well, which leads to a lot of drama. Harper (Taye Digga), an author and "Best Man" to Lance Sullivan (Morris Chestnut), a Football star, displays shady characteristics as he writes a book on the life of him and his friends without their knowledge. The untold secrets are revealed, causing a breach of trust among friends. Some are forgiven for completing the marriage between Lance Sullivan and Mia (Monica Calhoun).

Fast forward 14 years, and a sequel follow the same characters during Christmas. Harper is seeking his next big book while life-altering situations occur. The group comes together in healing and love.

And now we are here

The final chapters start with movie-quality episodes within the first two. Excited to see what our characters have been up two for the last decade; it brings a breath of fresh air.

Quickly the transition to a more standard series model as we spend intimate time with each couple and individual character.

As a viewer, I have seen growth and real-life issues that I don't see often displayed on Black tv as loose but legitimately effective. More specifically, the relationship drama felt real.

Such as mid-life crises, relationship / marital issues, discrimination, children, anxiety, health issues, finding oneself, sexuality, and identity.

The emotions are felt and conveyed relatively well with these heavy topics. What do you expect? Look at the cast!

Now it's not all sunshine. Just like many relationships,

There are a few holes in this series, a bunch of characters introduced to us and taken out without explanation. The series teased for a build-up of what I'd expect something to happen to forget about it. That makes it seem like they recorded the episode over a long time and just pieced it all together, leaving it to feel sloppy and awkward, going away from the purpose of the series and providing answers.

Ultimately, The Best Man Holiday has spark moments, especially for those familiar with the franchise. But it does lack the little things, with some good character development and real-life issues displayed, especially for Black tv; this is a binge-worthy paradise!

Grade: B Character development: B+ (the same characters with the same actions but see how they change within different stages of their lives) Plot: C+; it has some sparks, great themes, just some plot holes) Rating: 4/5 stars.

Been rockin' with the Best Man franchise from day one and although I didn't know what to expect with the switch from film to a TV series, Malcom D. Lee and company pulled it off wonderfully. I'm about the same age as all the cast members, so in '99 I was a single man who had already walked away from an engagement. By the second installation I was married with kids, and now with this latest and final reboot, I'm 20 years in on this marriage journey.

This film captured every facet of black marital excellence, struggle, stress, sickness, tribulation, triumph and loss. Binge watched it from start to finish with my wife today and we could relate on so many levels. Bravo to the entire cast! Ya'll did that! Take a bow.

This is the kind of excellence I love to see from us! The cast, the chemistry, the final chapters. First, the idea to make it a series is great, instead of one movie, you get three! The storylines are great, full of all the twists and turns you expect from this crew. The first two episodes have a special guest who is a nice addition. The youth in the movie do a great job as well!! The final chapters leave you wanting more, but I believe we will get more. Without giving away the details, there is no way the show is going to end the way it did. I think the network wants to see how good it does, so go watch it. Tell your family, tell your friends, co-workers, church members, get these numbers up because this type of excellence isn't always on display!!

Absolutely loved it!!! Loved the evolution of all of the characters dealing with real life issues. "Adulting" and trying to navigate life and everything that comes along with it....the good, the bad and the ugly. The ups and downs of maintaining relationships and the ability to work through problems, issues, secrets, falling outs and allowing love and true friendship to prevail. I too identified with so much that the characters were dealing with...Real Life, Real Problems. Kudos to Malcolm Lee for writing these characters in such a beautiful way that allowed us to grow up with them. Excellent work by the cast for bringing the story and characters to life and allowing us to close the final chapters of their lives. I am so happy and pleased with the ending of the stories, but I'm holding out hope that this isn't truly the end.

I loved it! Real life, real problems, real talk. All the things that happen when you grow up and life happens. Everyone has grown up and reached certain pinnacles in their life, but are still searching and reaching for happiness. Very relatable as someone who grew up in this era. Monica Calhoun was definitely missed on this movie. These episodes also touched on issues front and center in many of our lives and touched on how important relationships are to keep, self care and spiritual fulfillment as important in our lives

I am not going to spoil it but I identified w everyone at some point in the movie.