Think Like a Man

The movie Think Like a Man is adapted from the New York Bestseller book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy and Commitment, written by Steve Harvey.  It is a dating advice book for women.  The movie is about a group of male BFF’s who use the book to launch a counter attack against their women when they find out the ladies are using the advice from the book on them.  Each of the men is in various stages of their relationships, from happily married, divorced, marriage resistant, mama’s boy and a ladies man.  The movie has an all-star cast including Meagan Good, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, Terrence Jenkins, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Jerry Ferrara, Michael Ealy and comedian Kevin Hart.  Steve Harvey makes an appearance as himself. 

I’ve not read Steve Harvey’s book but enjoyed the movie.  Comedian Kevin Hart was the natural fit to play the comedic role.  Pretty much every line he spoke was laced with comedic humor, which worked most of the time but other times was too much.  This movie was definitely a romantic comedy, heavy emphasis on the comedy.  Each of the major actors was good and I enjoyed the supporting role of Jennifer Lewis, who’s an expert in playing the feisty, unnerving, meddling mother.  My favorite cameo appearance was Morris Chestnut.  He’s a veteran actor that delivers consistently and is delicious eye candy. 

The most disturbing and disappointing part of the movie was the frequent use of the “N” word and variations of it.  It was ABSOLUTELY not necessary and definitely not funny, particularly, since this predominantly African American cast had the platform to present a non-stereotypical picture to the world.  The frequent use of the word was every bit stereotypical.

I give the movie 3 stars…