I was able to get my hands on a great screener's copy (meant for reviewers).This is a must see for anyone no matter of race or sexuality. There were times when it seems my own relationship issues were on the movie screen. Janet Jackson was good (yes, I am a big fan), but the one who surprised and blew me away was Jill Scott. I never knew she was such a good actress. I must say (no homo) that Jill Scott is a gorgeous, sexy absolutely beautiful woman. Ps: Her new CD is great.

I saw the 11:30 am showing this morning and.. I'm so happy to report that this truly is a must see film.. Janet, Jill and Tasha... those chicks really put it down... and that one very emotional scene with Janet and her husband.. all i can say is that i didn't think she had it in her... she was really good
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banks said:

Wow all reviews have been great for this film. I have to wait until Friday 2 c it

And i can't remember which orger said the film will probally come in at number 3 at the box office... well it came in @ #1 with about 22 million over the weekend

paisleypark4 said:

your going to love it

I actually liked the slut in the movie.
Seriously the movie was a breath of fresh air as far as
black films.

phunkdaddy said:

really...u guys are killin me. i dont know if its gonna be better than daddy's little girls..which was one that really really got me

phunkdaddy said:

Yup! Tyler did a great job, it's his best movie yet IMO. The entire cast (especially Jill Scott & Tasha Smith) was great also. This is one of the best romantic comedies I've seen in a while. I'm planning on seeing it again later in the week.

If Madea ain't in it, I ain't studying it.

There's alot of buzz going around for this flick.
I'm going to try to catch it.

Interestingly enough...Tyler was on the Steve Harvey (radio) Morning Show on Friday...and they asked the listeners to MAKE SURE that the movie tickets that they GET, have the correct movie printed on them. Seems that a few "black" films get screwed from ratings & royalties by having other films credited for the purchase.

Cinnamon234 said:

yes... it is his best so far...loved this film

vainandy said:

what's funny is that when his character got upset, if you closed your eyes it was madea

banks said:

That's so true!!! I thought I was the only one who noticed. haha

PurpleRighteous1 said:

nah... I was om it

Cinnamon234 said:

yeah, i saw it the day it came out,it was so funny and yet i had my watery eyed moments. i'm thinking about seeing it again.

Checked it out over the weeked,great film, go check it out,the dinner scene is worth the price of admission alone!

banks said:

I was really excited to see that the movie came in #1. (Go, Tyler!) I went to see it Friday as well (and took my mom who LOVES Tyler) and really enjoyed it. Michael Jai White's facial expressions were too funny. Tasha Smith was so good and Jill Scott was just a major surprise. She was wonderful and showed skills I just didn't know she had. I thought the Richard T Jones character was a little over the top with the nastiness toward Jilly's character, but, overall, I was really pleased with the film and I'm glad I helped that #1 count!

I didn't get to go yet.. so hopefully next weekend i will get to go.. but last week you guys.. i had midterms.. and i was studying.. and i know i did great.. but anyways... YES im going soon to see the movie... I KNEW THAT movie would be number 1... almost all the kids from my school went to see the movie...

my best friend even saw the movie without me.. and wants to see it again.. with me... she said when she saw janet jackson... she thought about me.. the whole time I told her thats my momma....

I won't come w/ the negative - the film was okay, glad I saw it. Why such a busted wig on Jill though??

That dinner table seen was one of the best scenes I have seen in years!

CalhounSq said:

I can't wait to see this . But you know, sometimes the characters in Tyler Perry films are completely "wig/weave challenged" Did you see how messed up Kimberly Elise's wigs were in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"? As cute as she is and they had her hair looking whacked out... . They also gave braids to Shemar Moore that looked crazy as hell ...oh..., but lets not forget "Madea's Family Reunion" and Boris Kodjoe's jacked up fake afro, they didn't even line his forehead up right . Everytime I see that I'm just thinking, 'all the damn "hair technicians" running around Atlanta, everybody and their mama looking like they just stepped out of Essence Magazine there, and THIS is the best y'all could do for these charcters????' Sometimes you have to leave that Hollywood shit alone and dig into resources that'll get the damn job done ---- as in, er, um---flea market beauticians, anyone??? .

This is definitely a must see movie right now. I knew I wanted to see, but was willing to wait. My friend called Saturday and said let's go, and it's worth the cost. The dinner scene was a major classic moment. Everybody gasped at that unveiling of secret. I love the sherriff, I want him. There needs to be more of him in the world. There were a couple of mentions of Jill's wig, which would explain why my eyes were fixated on her hair everytime she came onscreen. That was a bad choice. I was finally relieved when she let her emotions out. I know I could be passive, but dang she had to do something. Lots of the performances were pleasant surprises. Just go see it if you haven't. That would be fabulous if it could be #1 again next week.

TotalAlisa said:

you are a jackson fan?

Ottensen said:

You are correct!

Instead of being immortalized on film with those bad wigs, maybe the actors should come to the set with their own stylist. I wouldn’t trust a Perry production otherwise.