Movie Review :: 1 Thumb Up

Out of 2 thumbs way up.. I am hereby awarding Why Did I Get Married Too? 1 thumb. Let's sandwich this review Good-Bad-Good. Good #1: The movie does make an effort to expose black relationships with successful individuals to mainstream appearance. The characters in the movie tend to have some relevance to real life situations that individuals may experience in life. The Bad: The characters never really reach the peak of true acting or interacting with one another. In the beginning I kept feeling as if the acting were faking their lines...almost like something you see on bloopers. The conflicts were extreme and were rarely explained in depth...I was left wondering why somethings happened and why others did not. Each actor had a moment in which they shined independently, but it never quite quilted together for a collective effort. The characters left me wanting more, more explanation, more clarity, and more acting. Janet had some compelling moments as well as Jill Scott. The women for the most part in this movie tended to be the devious ones, while the men seemed to be "trying" to do the right thing, only to have such misunderstandings by the women. Unlike the original Why Did I Get Married, the conflicts and characters were not as significantly developed. The Good #2: Again, I have to acknowledge that at least Tyler Perry made an effort to demonstrate that black relationships do exist; Black marriages can include successful individuals; and Black relationships can work.

It definitely wasn't a waste of time; although going on opening night was quite an experience with babies crying, people answering their phones, and talking. Nonetheless, no not a waste of time...you can pick some parts of out for conversation; however, don't expect to be blown away by acting and provoked into a deep dialogue by it. Still a tad sweet and entertaining for a night at the movies..

Next Movie: Clash of the Titans

PS- Still wondering if anything in 2010 will make me remove Avatar as the best movie!