vincentlynch-moonoi What I find interesting about the most negative reviews of participants who contributed is how trite many of them are. For example -- it's soap opera-ish. I guess almost any film can be that. The characters seem stereotyped. Well, I don't see many films where characters are that unique. And then there are the reviews where they just want to beat up on Tyler Perry. Now I don't think that every Tyler Perry film has been that great, but I also don't think any of them have been that bad. He has matured in his film-making.I think this was a very good film. It certainly held my interest. It begins with white socialite Kathy Bates hosting the wedding of Sanaa Lathan, the daughter of Alfre Woodard. The problem is that the husband to be (Rockmond Dunbar) is a much better man than his future wife is an honest and considerate woman. He's "just" a construction worker, while she's in corporate. And she never lets him forget that. And, he works for her boss...with whom she is having an affair. Meanwhile, Woodard's other daughter (Taraji P. Henson) is married to Tyler Perry, another construction worker, and looks after Lathan's young son while also working in her mother's diner. She is bothered by how little Lathan helps their mother, not knowing that mom is secretly quite well off. The hubby later discovers his wife's huge bank account after he is turned down for a loan application to start his own construction business...money she earns in bonuses...but what she does for that money is actually weekly booty calls with the boss. Meanwhile, Cathy Bates' son is trying to take her business away from her, not even knowing that she is showing signs of early Alzhiemers. Bates and Woodard are sort of the odd couple best friends of the story. They end up going on a road trip where the illness becomes known, and they return home in time to save the company (albeit perhaps a bit too conveniently...though cleverly). But while on their road trip they have some fun times in honky tonks and male strip clubs. Of course, the affair becomes public, but only after a new executive joins the firm -- Robin Givens. And then there's the funeral, the breakup of the failed marriage, and the sale of the diner.I enjoyed the cast here. Alfre Woodard is always enjoyable. As is Kathy Bates. It's difficult to like Sanaa Lathan here, but she is a good actress. I was not particularly impressed with Cole Hauser as the philanderer, although KaDee Strickland as his wife was fairly good. Rockmond Dunbar was excellent. Tyler Perry was "okay" in terms of his acting, although he gave himself little to do. It's a calmer Taraji P. Henson as the sister, but I liked her better here than in "Empire", which seems a little over the top.What can I say? I enjoyed the film. Robin Givens as Abigail "Abby" Dexter

samiv_03 This is a good movie. I saw it on TV after failing to get my husband to go with me to see it in theaters. And you know what? He got just as fascinated as I was.This movie goes a long way to show that everyone has problems, secrets and opportunity. While many movies in the same genre stick to the "mistreated woman" template, this one goes deep enough to show that sometimes the men are taken advantage of. Sometimes the wealthy are miserable and the poorer content. And sometimes, we can find the steel in our spines and get back up and keep going after being ripped apart. And sometimes we can't.My review doesn't cover specifics, that's not what I like to do. I like to tell you enough to make you curious and get you to try something out.

Jazzie-too This movie is not a one star. This movie is not a one star. This movie is not a one star. This movie is not a one star. Who could possibly give it a "one" star rating? Well, over 1,000 did. I don't seriously think it was a 10, but since so many others, who probably have prejudices, gave it a 1,2, or 3, I countered with a "10", thinking, personally, it was closer to an 8. I think it was one of Tyler Perry's more interesting movies, though I love his comedy series, "Meet the Browns". I think he is incredible, and doesn't need Oprah to elevate him to stardom. She enjoys taking too much credit. I'm a 60+, senior, female, white, straight, and who doesn't care about other folk's sexual preferences. I really liked this film. As most of TP's movies, there were many good lines and messages to remind us of good principles. Good job Tyler!!

beaucheri33 This movie is really not THAT BAD, I myself am not a fan of Tyler Perry films so I didn't even bother going to see it in the theaters.. instead I watched it one night when I was bored after looking through my dad's DVD collection and decided to keep an open mind, and it really was quite watchable..First off..I believe that Alfre Woodard's character was just what this movie needed.. in the midst of all the craziness she was very grounded, caring, sincere, and most of all she was very level headed!!!! those traits are very hard to find in characters that exist in Tyler Perry's films and I was very impressed!!!! she and Kathy Bates made an awesome pair as friends who were able to put their differences aside and have a wholesome friendship, and I admired how the writers didn't go overboard with shoving the issue of Racism and Discrimination like I thought they would.. I'll admit that when I saw the previews for this film I had the impression that it would be all about chaos dealing with a white man having an affair with a black woman.. and blah blah blah.. that's why i wasn't really excited about watching it in the first place, but every main character in this film had their own set of issues.. and skin color had nothing to do with it... so kudos to Perry for thinking outside the box FOR ONCE!!!Anyway their were some things about this film that threw me off like Andrea's personality!!!She was by far just ridiculous and the most annoying character in the whole movie!!! I hated how it took so long for her husband to figure out what was going on..OMG!!!! all the evidence was there!!! he was so oblivious and that really bugged me. This film was also a bit cliché.. I mean everyone knows about Co-workers who mess around while other Co-workers giggle and gossip behind their backs until the spouses find out, and then it all goes down hill from there.. so yeah It was quite predictable that the whole Andrea and Cartwright flame would eventually fizzle, but I was at least still interested in how the story would end.Overall I enjoyed it.. It wasn't perfect, but still entertaining for the most part, and probably the best film Perry has made so far.. but that's just my opinion.