REVIEW OF THINK LIKE A MAN

About The Movie:

When a quartet of women get their mitts on comedian-turned- 

author
Steve Harvey’s best-seller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a 

Man, they set out to
put the book’s man-wrangling rules to practice 

in their respective
relationships. Mya (Good) forces her new player 

beau (Romany Malco) to wait for
sex; Kristen (Union) makes her 

man-child boyfriend (Entourage’s Jerry Ferrara)
get his act together; 

Candace (Regina Hall) tries to wrest Michael (Terrence
Jenkins) 

from his mother’s clutches; and Lauren (Henson) attempts to 

pressure
her dude (Michael Ealy) into a higher tax bracket. These 

men eventually realize
that they’re being manipulated, so they 

game the ladies right back—which
naturally blows up in their faces.

What Is Good About The Movie:

The cast
sparkles, with comedian Kevin Hart providing
most of the major laughs, and with cameos from Chris Brown and Wendy Williams. And the dialogue proves smart and
punchy, with hilarious banter traded between the sexes.

The film
touched on some the most universal conflicts in modern relationships -- dating
as a single parent, dating someone at a different income level, negotiating
sex, and discussing marriage with Steve Harvey directly quoting from his book that the movie is based upon. 

As a gay man, it was especially
refreshing to see that the plot didn't rely on clueless women trying to
"fix" themselves for some man rather, both the male and female
characters were confronted with their relationship demons. But what may be
almost unique about the film is the way it will resonate with men. It is NICE to watch a movie
that didn't resort to male-bashing. This
film simply AND truthfully points out the men's issues and flaws without
casting them as villains or foes. 

This film brought a few tears to my eyes and after the endless years of discussions about the failure
of black relationships (and films that has NOTHING to do with Tyler Perry), Think Like A Man 

may be a film to help bring
men and women back to a place of laughter and love. 

What Is Bad About The Movie:

I couldn't find anything.

Overall Grade:

A+++