1/10
Poorly written disappointment of a movie
6 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I did not enjoy this movie. I felt it was too much coonery and poor dialogue. Kevin Hart in my opinion is not funny. He tries way to hard to be funny. I have read both of Steve Harvey's books and felt the movie should have been more of a comedic drama in the vein of Waiting to Exhale. Here was a chance to make a slick, sexy, glossy movie using the guidance Mr. Harvey provides in his books. Instead it was turned into a slap stick vulgar train wreck. Dennis Haysbert, Jennifer Lewis, Tarji Henson, Jim Piddock and Michael Ealy are good actors whose talents were wasted in this movie. Even Gary Owen who is funny could have been utilized better. A lot of the scenes were contrived and predictable. I knew at the end that Zeke would walk across the water to get to Maya. Regina Hall has the makings of a good actress but she has yet to get the right material to showcase her craft. They just threw celebrities in the movie probably to attract more viewers. For example, Drake, Floyd Merriweather served no purpose in the movie and Drake's lines were terrible. I'm surprised that Mr. Harvey would sign off on a movie where the "N" word is used. This movie is no different than the chittlin circuit plays produced by Mr. Perry. Just a greasy bag of chicken.
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