The Seat Filler (2004)
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68% of users liked it
(1,268 ratings)
The romantic comedy The Seat Filler stars Duane Martin as a law student working very hard to keep his head above water financially. He takes a job as a seat filler at a big awards function where he meets a famous singer (Kelly Rowland). She believes he works in show business and he does nothing to… More The romantic comedy The Seat Filler stars Duane Martin as a law student working very hard to keep his head above water financially. He takes a job as a seat filler at a big awards function where he meets a famous singer (Kelly Rowland). She believes he works in show business and he does nothing to disabuse her of this notion. That leads to him having to go to larger and larger measures to keep his lie going when their relationship continues. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nick Castle Jr., Nick Castle
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Aug 5, 2004 Wide
Critic Reviews
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
It would be easy to dismiss The Seat Filler as a by-the-numbers romantic comedy, the only difference being its mostly black cast.
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Kam Williams, Seattle Medium
My problem with this picture has to do with its repeatedly intolerant dialogue which ranges from homophobic to misogynistic to racist.
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Kam Williams, Black Book News
Females take it on the chin with the description of one as "a snaggle-toothed crack-head with four baby-daddies." Worse, it is suggested to the protagonist that dating a prostitute would be a step up for him. Sorry, no redeeming qualities.
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Cast
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Kelly Rowland
as Jhnelle
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Duane Martin
as Derrick
- Melanie Brown
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DeRay Davis
as E.J.
- Patrick Fischler
- Cass Asher
- Denise Dowse
- Kyla Pratt
- Romy Rosemont
- Shemar Moore
