"Trick, was anybody talking to you?" "Trick?" "Yes, trick. As in slut, whore, tramp. You don't know your name?"
Why Did I Get Married - an ensemble film with Janet Jackson (Pam), Tyler Perry (Terry), Jill Scott (Sheila), Sharon Leal (Diane), Richard T. Jones (Mike), Malik Yoba (Gavin), Tasha Smith (Angie), Michael Jai White (Marcus), and Lamman Rucker (Sherriff Troy).
The film surrounds four couples and the stages of their marriages. The couples are successful African American friends who met in college. Pam is a therapist and noted author married to Gavin an architect. They are recovering from the death of their child. Terry is a pediatrician married to Diane a partner at a law firm. Terry wants to have another child and Diane is finally achieving the success at work she has always craved. Angie is a the owner of salon and best selling hair product line married to Marcus a former football player who works in Angie's salon. Angie is a bit of a lush and agitates Marcus to no end about the mother of his children. Marcus is a little brow beaten. Mike and Sheila are the final couple to round out our foursome. Mike is cheating on Sheila with one of her friends. Sheila has no self confidence because she is a larger woman and Mike ridicules her for being overweight.
The couples meet once a year to work on their marriages and remind themselves why they did in fact marry their spouses. This vacation many secrets are revealed and every marriage is tested for some reason or another. The movie follows each of the couples trials and tribulations as they try to work their way back to their partner.
I originally did not want to see this movie. I was getting tired of Tyler Perry putting his name on everything. But then the trailers came out again and I was drawn to the film. Plus I was trying to watch it in honor of Black History Month - but that did not work out. I enjoyed it. It has the requisite heart string pulling moments balanced with humor. This is a great movie about marriage, love, forgiveness and commitment. If you are a fan of ensemble pictures and looking for an accurate picture of marriage - rent it. You'll enjoy it.
The film surrounds four couples and the stages of their marriages. The couples are successful African American friends who met in college. Pam is a therapist and noted author married to Gavin an architect. They are recovering from the death of their child. Terry is a pediatrician married to Diane a partner at a law firm. Terry wants to have another child and Diane is finally achieving the success at work she has always craved. Angie is a the owner of salon and best selling hair product line married to Marcus a former football player who works in Angie's salon. Angie is a bit of a lush and agitates Marcus to no end about the mother of his children. Marcus is a little brow beaten. Mike and Sheila are the final couple to round out our foursome. Mike is cheating on Sheila with one of her friends. Sheila has no self confidence because she is a larger woman and Mike ridicules her for being overweight.
The couples meet once a year to work on their marriages and remind themselves why they did in fact marry their spouses. This vacation many secrets are revealed and every marriage is tested for some reason or another. The movie follows each of the couples trials and tribulations as they try to work their way back to their partner.
I originally did not want to see this movie. I was getting tired of Tyler Perry putting his name on everything. But then the trailers came out again and I was drawn to the film. Plus I was trying to watch it in honor of Black History Month - but that did not work out. I enjoyed it. It has the requisite heart string pulling moments balanced with humor. This is a great movie about marriage, love, forgiveness and commitment. If you are a fan of ensemble pictures and looking for an accurate picture of marriage - rent it. You'll enjoy it.
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