Simply Perfect

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Admirable film.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I have to admit that there are a couple of actors here that I really enjoy. But even beyond that, I really liked this film...both times I watched it.Morris Chestnut is a long-time favorite of mine. There are times that he seems to mumble a bit...and I see that a little bit here...but generally his acting is believable. Shemar Moore...this may have been the first movie I ever saw him in. A good actor. Gabrielle Union gets my vote as the most beautiful actress in Hollywood...and she's good, although she's a much better actress now than she was 17 years ago. I thought Bill Bellamy did a good job here, although to an extent his character was not very likable. Not sure why I've never noticed him before. I like D.L. Hughley as a comedian although he's certainly gone wild with tattoos lately), but I can't say that he was able to keep up with the other actors here. The story line was decent, although having four separate story lines was a bit too much. The story line around Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union was the most interesting, and could have been a film in and of itself. The story line with Shemar Moore, likewise, could have been a film unto itself. The story line with Bill Bellamy was clearly secondary to the overall film, and as a result got short shrift. And the story line with D.L. Hughley just seemed vulgar.In terms of supporting actors, Jennifer Lewis (whom many of us recognize most from "Blackish") is a hoot, although I wonder if she is typecasting herself.All in all, an enjoyable film.

I can't believe this movie has received a 5.4 on IMDb. Ratings like that make me lose trust in IMDb critics. This movie is NOT a Tyler Perry, low-quality movie and VASTLY deserves a higher rating than a 5.4! Come on now! When I first saw this movie years ago, I was impressed. As I've caught it recently on the cable movie channels, I realized my first impression was not a fluke. This really IS a quality film. (DISH Network agrees, it gets 3 out of 4 stars on their rating system.) Funny, but not slapstick. Great acting (I have to admit I was surprised at how well the cast did, especially Gabrielle Union who at the time was a newcomer and DL Hughley whose specialty is comedy.) "Real" characters, real dialogue. Good drama. Even some unpredictability. This movie comes across as genuine and broaches the issues of relationships and friendships and even family much more realistically than does say the self-prescribed relationship flick, "Why Did I Get Married?" Even if I hate to (at the risk of adding to the unfairly low rating of this movie), I have to offer honest criticism so that this critique can have integrity. There were some parts of the storyline that were too manufactured and soap opera-ish (enter the girlfriend who just happened to date the father of the man she's fallen in love with) and other parts that were a little too cheesy for what was otherwise a realistic, relatable expose on relationships (enter the two main characters end up together after the overused "man begs for woman back after woman has 'moved on'). Other parts wrap up a little too neatly as well, as all the characters get their happy ending, most of the conflicted characters come around and miraculously see the light, lol (like the unaffectionate mother of Bellamy's character somehow realizing the err of her ways and *gasp* hugging her son for the first time and professing her love, or Moore's character suddenly wanting to be with the woman he just essentially stood up at the alter again.) But those knocks on the film are not significant because the film at its essence is a feel-gooder. It's not deep, it doesn't offend, it doesn't make you uncomfortable. It makes you laugh and think a little and smile after it goes off. That's what it sets out to do and the mission was accomplished. You will enjoy your movie-watching experience.7.5

I bought this DVD some years ago watched it and liked it. Then as of the date of this comment I took it out and watched it again. This movie is good because it takes real issues and tackles them in a funny but real way. There are brothers out there that will date the anglo saxon ladies and there are married couples who have sex lives that are not is sync. Off course there are men with commitment issues and many sons who have been let down by their fathers and feel destined to act in a similar way. The acting is superlative and all the actresses are so fine (I was especially bowled over by the judge) but in effect that is what makes this film so real. A man can land himself a veritable princess and still mess it up! This film deals with real issues in an enjoyable and funny way and deserves to be seen by more people.

Only a few words can describe this film: Typical, DeJa VuTypical African-American standared fare. Chock full of stereotypes, cliches, its nothing we havn't seen already. On a more personal note, I don't say this because I am prejudice, but these types of movies are all the same. 1/2 - 5.