OK, I’m just going to say it up-front… “Think Like A Man” did not suck. In fact it had moments where it was downright charming. As completely stupid as I think that man’s book is, and as much as I believe that his ‘advice’ is nothing but common sense dressed up in sexist down-homeism and LAWD knows the idea of taking advice from Mr. Hightower of many failed marriages makes my skin crawl. I mean the man was on the advisory board of Bullet Head and Romeo, are you kidding me?
All of those prejudices against the man with the 79 piece buttons suits aside, I have to admit: The movie surrounding the Oprah induced hype of his advice book, was *gulp*good. There. I said it.
Will it revolutionize Negroidian Cinema. No. Does it have to? I don’t think so. There are mediocre films being spit out by Hollywood on a daily basis, that aren’t even trying to be ORIGINAL material. So, kudos on someone cranking out an original script (albiet based on the Rom-Com play book).
Let me address the comments of preconceived judgments on our Facebook Fan page (LIKE Us, you t’aint got nothing better to do!)
THE SAME OLD BLACK ACTORS
Yes, these actually are the same old black actors. And for once none of them made my skin crawl. Meggings DSL Good was not a slorey whore. Taraji P. Henson was not a caterwauling watery eyed negress. Kevin Hart was used as completely ridiculously and effective comedic exposition. Romany Malco (my sweet chocolate baby) brought the sexy and toned down his ‘commercial movie’ hijinxs. Michael Ealy was fine, sorry he just can’t get out of that role, such is his lot in life. Gabrielle Union was at least 90% less uptight entitled bitch. Regina Hall was actually allowed to be more than the poor man’s Sanaa Lathan. Even Terrence J. was adorkable.
And funny, when those horrible non-negroid romantic comedies get cast, you realize THOSE are the same non-black actors too? Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have sucked in everything they have given us as a duo besides “Zoolander”. Hell, Drew Barrymore has built an entire career on being a sweet faced lisping ingenue. At 50. When Will Farrell and Jon C. Reilly make the same movie over and over and over, critics consider them comedy-brilliant. Alas, that’s the power of the Fooking Catalina Wine Mixer. Hell, Hollywood has us so twisted that Cameron Diaz has been butterfacing it up as the hot girl for more than a decade. All I’m saying is… the SAME actors are in rotation, IN GENERAL. Big Hollywood movies are made by relationships and the ability to bring in money, clearly not raw unbridled talent. Hi, Tom Cruise.
It’s nice to finally see our same actors used in a lovely and classy manner.
STEREOTYPICAL
Nope no stereotypes here son.
The jokes were actually funny, there was no stereotypical neck popping, eye rolling. It was actually what we as a people have been saying we have been wanting all along. “Why can’t we have a regular ass romantic comedy?” Well dammit, it pains me to say it…but since the “Best Man” this just might be our “regular ass rom-com”. Actually at one point my fave dude and I turned to each other and said ‘that is sooo us.’ When can you say is the last time you have seen yourself in a typical rom-com, and the person actually LOOKED like you? I feel dirty.
THE BAD
I could have done with at least 100% less Steve Harvey, who served as somewhat of a shilling talking head, giving running commentary throughout the movie. We didn’t need that. It felt like a long line infomercial intercut through an actually good movie.
Lala Anthony, luckily she was given the role as homely best friend and while she was on screen I got to eat the Five Guys burger I brought into the theater with me. But man, Lady Fetch can’t act. Oh and speaking of bad acting… um is Chris Ike Brown functionally ‘tarded? Dude so learned his 10 lines phonetically. Bless his Forrest Gump heart. Gratefully both were on screen in small doses.
“The Cookie”…my vagi-cat is not a cookie. I cannot stand cloying cutesie names for female genitalia. I only use vagi-cat because the other word I wanna use will filter our website as Pr0n.
THE GOOD
The many random ass cameos. No electric slide. Actually—no line dancing at all… No church scenes. No woman getting beaten down only to be brought back by the love of one good light skindded blue collared man. Men being real FRIENDS to one another. Men showing vulnerablity to their women. Men committing to women…ON THEIR OWN.
Dammit Mr. Hightower, you did good.
