Waste of time

Crappy film

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I had heard of a play called "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" and was always intrigued by it. I'm upset that I never saw the play, but I've got 2 of the next best things: the script to the play itself, and this movie! This movie is a masterpiece! It's great! It's wonderful! It's strong! It's powerful! It is an absolutely fantastic adaptation to Notozake Shange's original play! It is just wonderful!There are people and "reviews" here on this website that have bashed this movie for no reason at all. They have their own prejudices against Black women, and they don't like Tyler Perry. Y'know what? GO SIT DOWN! If you have your own insecure feelings, that's your problem! If you want to share your insecure prejudices with us, do it in a more appropriate space; what you're supposed to be writing here is a review of the movie! So, with that, here's my review:Some people have said that the use of the poems slows the movie down. I don't know; I guess that's kinda true, but I love that the poems are used here. This is an adaptation of a play that's a choreopoem; if you take the poems out, what's the relationship between this and the play? I also love their use of the colors! In the play, the characters don't have names; they're identified by the colors they wear: Lady in Red, Lady in Blue, and Lady in Yellow. In the movie, the characters do have names, but they still wear their colors. Janet Jackson's character, Joanna, is the Lady in Red. She wears red more than often; when she doesn't, though, there's a bright red object near her, like a mug or roses. Or what about Anika Noni Rose's character, Yasmine? She our Lady in Yellow. She wears yellow more than often, but the yellow also matches the emotion she feels. How great is that?!?Tyler Perry also pushes the envelope here. This is a very different tone than his other movies. We don't see the different people or stories in Atlanta, Georgia, but rather in Brooklyn or Harlem, New York. This is a straight drama. There are a few laughs, but not many. You can probably count how many times you laugh in this movie on one hand. The two heaviest scenes are the baby-killing and rape scenes. I was shocked to see these scenes in this movie...in a Tyler Perry movie! Wow! But they're done really well here...Does that sound as bad as I feel for saying that? A baby-killing and rape scene were done well? Hmm...But what I mean is that you pacing for those two stories are very excellent. The stories are told fantastically. You feel exactly how the filmmakers want you to feel. In fact, you won't see scenes coming...Well, if you know everything about the play, you may know the baby-killing scene is coming. It's a story in the play. And it's still done very, very well! All of the stories don't connect until the end, but they're told well here. I know that annoyed me in "Madea Goes to Jail," but it really works here! Tyler Perry put his best foot forward with this film! This immediately became his best film!What about the performers in this movie! They're really good, too! Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, Loretta Devine - they're all great! My personal favorite is Phylicia Rashad! Remember Clair Huxtable from "The Cosby Show?" Yeah, she's in this movie, and her name is Phylicica Rashad! I was surprised when I saw the trailer for this movie and saw her in it: Phylicia Rashad working with Tyler Perry?! Can you spell "AWESOME?!" I did get upset with Thandie Newton's character when I was watching this movie, though. Listen to how she talks to Phylicia Rashad's character. All I could say was, "HEY! You don't talk to Phylicia Rashad like that!!!" Later in the movie, Phylicia Rashad looks at Thandie Newton and says very calmly, "Sit down and shut up." I proclaimed "YES! YEAH! Go Clair Huxtable on her!!"This movie is just great, I can't say it enough! I will close with these three points: Number one, this is not the movie to watch just because you're bored and you want something to pass the time! This is a dark and heavy movie. You don't have to wait to watch it when you're ungodly happy, but don't just watch it for enjoyment. Number two, I don't know why people keep saying this film is male bashing! It's only male bashing if you look at it that way! The movie is simply trying to stay loyal to the play and tell the stories that everyday women go through. If you want to complain, complain and do something about the problem the women around you face everyday. This film just tells stories. Finally, why in the world wasn't this movie nominated for any Oscar?!? Did anyone involved with the Academy Awards see this movie or hear about it?! This is art at its best! I was shocked to hear certain movies were nominated in the Oscar's history, and other films I was angered to learn weren't nominated for anything! This is one of those movies! Shame on you, board of Oscars! This movie deserves an Academy Award, and you know it!!! Please, watch this movie! You'll love it! Everyone involved did a great job, and they all deserve freakin' Oscars! BOOYIKA!

I truly appreciate this film and congratulate the well rounded cast - men, women, small parts, large parts - well done. There are a few flaws in the film, which I don't want to get into as it could influence some of you who have not seen the film.....these flaws have to do with the script not staying on the edge enough - meaning I was able to guess where the script/action was going and that is something I don't like doing - I want the script to always always always surprise me. With that said, I can forgive the screenwriter a bit, but not totally.Janet Jackson was for me the surprise of the film - I thought she was truly wonderful in her role and did a fine job. She was one of the few 'non actors' in the film and held her own with everyone else in the ensemble cast. I had expectations from others in the cast, having seen their work in other films and they all did well and appreciate their performances. The only other 'big' disappointment in the film was the role played by Whoopi Goldberg - I'm a big fan of her work however something was a miss with her role and I don't blame her. Again I think it has to do with the script.I am not a Tyler Perry fan - I think he does a lot of negative images and impressions of African Americans and he loves stereo-types. Besides Precious, most of his films are very flawed, even racist. This film perhaps would never have manifested if it wasn't for the influence and power and money Mr Perry has. I don't think he should have directed the film and written the script. I think he should have worked more in collaboration with someone or someones and that would have helped the film tremendously.His ego got in the way too many times....however again, that is part of the 'flawed' aspect of a film, which generally speaking I appreciate and enjoy. I rated it 9 because of the ensemble cast - they did a great great great great job.

I've been wanting to see this movie for awhile finally my friend got netflix and I borrowed the movie and watched it. The movie is very good and SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE sad. The acting was great Kimberly Elise,Loretta Devine,Phylicia Rashad and Anika Noni Rose were outstanding. I personally think that Elise should have been nominated for an Oscar. Also I shocked the film wasn't nominated for any big awards like golden globes or the Oscars. The musical score and cinematography were great and should've been nominated as well for the Oscar.This is a good and emotional movie if like Tyler Perry's movies than you'll like For Colored Girls

Dealing with sensitive subjects like rape, abortion, death or HIV isn't easy. Perry is the one writer/director who pulls it off flawlessly. At first I was like, "Wow, this is different!" Perry and his band of fearless talents embraced characters not many Hollywood starlets would have the guts to portray.Thandie/ Tangie: Her character was an unapologetic sack chaser. Not only did Thandie embraced the character, she also brought a softness to this selfish, hard rock, "demon" as Alice (Whoopi) calls her. I've never seen her play such a role and Thandie sold it!! Loretta Devine: The divine Loretta! She always brings it. I love her interpretation of Juanita. In my opinion she was one of the scene stealers. Another stealer was Macy Gray. I would love to see Macy do more acting. She was flawless. I wondered if she ad-libbed some of her lines. I was drawn into her crazy world. Now that's acting! Awesome lighting and close shots. It sounds sick because I'm speaking on an abortion scene, but I loved it. Tessa's delivery was pure. Michael Ealy. Wow! I love actors who take risks. He took a big one and delivered. "Do you love me?" Yes we do, you crazy sum'ma loco! I also love how Tyler put Thandie and Whoopi together in a poetic symphony of love, life and pain. It was like they were speaking to each other, but to the audience as well. It hurts reading some of the negative reviews. I'll just accept that they just don't get it. I found it to be a work of poetic art. Thank you Tyler Perry for being so bold. Thank you.