colbathm First the bright spot: I think the directing and production were pretty good. Also, the movie was somewhat clean, though I wouldn't show it to my teenagers.Overall though, I thought the writing was very poor. Not only was the story completely predictable within the first five minutes (guy leaves rich woman he's shacking up with for down and out single mother), but this was anything but a comedy as it was billed.The movie could have redeemed itself if the protagonist had actually pursued his dreams without simply swapping out women.The brother was a bit over the top as the to out of control family member. Finally, why in the world would you even care about planning a wedding if you're already living with your mate? Seems like a huge waste.

mooie72 I have been a Tyler Perry fan for years, but movies like this reaffirm my belief that he needs to stick with the Madea formula.The general concept of the movie is a great one, and I think in another circumstance, it might have worked, but my biggest issues were with the people chosen to portray the characters. First, I have a hard time with Tyler as Deeds. Maybe it's just his huge personality (after all he IS the "Grand Dame" of dramedy) or maybe it was the writing, but it didn't feel believable.Thandie Newton was not at ALL a good choice as a down on her luck, working Mom. And I hated how she could be so ignorant and flying off the handle at everyone one moment and then completely sweet and gracious the next. I think her character should have been tempered with some Prozac! Gabrielle Union was great in her role, but in honesty, I couldn't help but wonder if she was even necessary to the story. She was like a loose thread they had to keep coming back to. In hindsight, maybe Thandie would have been better as the wife.Overall, it wasn't a BAD movie, it just was hopelessly unsatisfying and not one I'd care to watch over again.

mspowbiz I neglected watching this because of the bad reviews. Boy are they wrong!The characters were interesting and overall this was a truly delightful film!! I was pleasantly surprised. A lot of people who are used to seeing Black actors playing depressing, tragic or violent characters will be disappointed. Some may think Tyler Perry's role in this film was unrealistic but that's only true in their narrow world and in those narrow minds. The world is full of Black men and women doing amazing things and living pretty amazingly affluent lifestyles. Tyler Perry is only one of them. The "Deeds" character was just another one of them. There are so many more that I personally know who are pilots, doctors, lawyers, business owners, brokers, and on and on! Its too bad we don't have more films like this!! The negative ratings were wrong on this one! I learned a valuable lesson, DON'T JUDGE A FLICK BY ITS NEGATIVE CRITICISM!!! Bravo!!

evhg802 It used to be that Tyler Perry made movies that were about the hope and help there is in God. But there was always an element in his movies that bothered me: part of the solution to becoming happy and whole always involved dumping your boyfriend/husband/girlfriend/wife and getting a new one.Now, in this movie, there is no longer any Christian pretense. All that's left is Tyler Perry's one true theme: "To be happy, you need a new love interest." At least in his previous movies, the dumped love interests were abusive in some way. But in this movie, oddly named "Good Deeds," Perry's love interest has done nothing wrong. Instead, she's a virtual angel who lets him off the hook by saying, "We're not ready to get married," all because their relationship had become predictable and boring, especially in comparison to Perry's more exciting relationship with his new love interest.So if you go to Tyler Perry movies to be inspired or uplifted, I would recommend skipping this movie, and being cautious in the future, because it seems like every movie is worse than the last.