Well Deserved Praise

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Memorable, crazy movie

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I have gone back and forth with my feelings of Tyler Perry's movies. I enjoy them for their material and especially for their religious content. Most of his movies/plays do have a rich background that everything will work out and that God has a plan and as a Christian myself I love that this is included. I believe this movie was good. I enjoyed the characters and the situations they each had but I don't believe any of them were ever resolved. It left the viewer confused. Jill and Troy's problems were never discussed, Angela and Marcus never truly solved their trust issues and Terry and Dianne seemed to just let everything go without talking about it. Each of these situations in themselves could have been their own movie. There was so much that wasn't answered, so much that wasn't talked about. The worst was Patricia and Gavin. Both the first and second movie showed them having issues however, not only were they not resolved but they were barely shown in the first place. They were arguing and clearly in a difficult situation but it's still unknown what was wrong even after the end of the second movie. If Tyler Perry would have gone deeper into the issues of the relationships (or at least solved them in an appropriate way) I probably would have given this movie a 10. On a positive note, Tasha Smith is hilarious! She plays her character so well!

First of all let me say, I liked a great many scenes and there were story lines I wish that could have been played out better and I wish this could be remade, with certain changes. First of all, the Mike character popping in made sense only when it was revealed he was ill. While it wasn't spelled out or fleshed out, I believe he was there, not to cause trouble, but because he was ill and he wanted to set " things " right. Also, I do believe he truly missed Sheila, which was another story line not pulled together. Patty and Gavin. Let them divorce, but let him live. Watch her go through the loss of a husband and their child on her own, dealing with loss without going over the top. Then, perhaps, when she learns to practice what she preaches, work on reconciliation. It wasn't the worst movie I have ever seen, but it definitely needed better writing and a sense of direction. Angela and Marcus - God, someone call AA or get her into an Anger Management group. She can be a little too over the top, but I will admit, her antics sometimes make me laugh like crazy. Sheila and Troy...sweet couple trying to deal with life in a realistic manner. Please remake this as " Why Did I Get Married Three - An Apology For #2 " and I'd be happy.

This is a terrible movie. Everything is contrived. The characters don't seem real. This is a sad sequel.I could not feel the pain and the emotions that most of the characters felt in the movie. Some of the marital problems depicted are so silly, a ten year old could solve it for the silly couples. The climax of the film is all hurried up. The redemption and reconciliation towards the end is hypocritical. And phony. It would be better to repeat the original. There is much value in that movie.Avoid this awful movie and save your time. We may not mind the ticket or the rental expense but, we never get a refund for the time lost on such junk. Janet is hamming through out the movie.

Why Did I Get Married? was a brilliant character film that was some of the best emotional performances I've ever seen. I definitely would not consider it the type of film to warrant a sequel but no one said Tyler Perry was a man who stays within the 'norm'. I suppose when you have a cast of characters with so much strength and you become so attached to that it would make sense you'd want to visit them again. Why Did I Get Married too? basically works off the identical premise as the first (if it ain't broke...) but they take the setting to a tropical location, and add in even more breakneck emotion because this one has a bit of a different tone than the original. Whereas the first one dealt with some very dramatic moments I found the sequel to be much darker and less humorous. That isn't to say that the film doesn't have the same unique comedy and style that Tyler Perry is known for but the film does dig a little deeper into the darker side of relationships.The entire original cast returns and writer, director and star Tyler Perry also returns. I think some of the cast and their characters changes very little and I think sort of rehashes the original and others take their characters to a whole new level. Perry and his on screen partner Sharon Leal are two that I didn't feel changed all that much and while they deal with new issues in their relationship, especially parenthood, they are the least interesting on the cast. Jill Scott and her new partner (they got together in the first film) Lamman Rucker are terrific together. Scott was so great in the first film and went through so much and it is great to see how her story continues and one of the main plots in the film focuses on her and her dirtbag ex-husband played by Richard T. Jones who is terrific once again. Tasha Smith returns as the drama queen exaggerated Angela. Although I felt like they toned down her character significantly she is still wild and untamed and hilarious as if her on screen husband the always shell shocked but passionate Michael Jai White as Marcus. The performances to watch though in this film that truly save it from being a bit of a mundane sequel into being a superb and excellent film. The incredible Janet Jackson gives a brutally perfect Oscar worthy performance as therapist Patricia. She definitely has some truly big things happen in this film and gives a gut wrenchingly sad performance. Urban Legend has it that she received word of her real life brother (Michael Jackson's) death during filming and used that for true emotion. Her on screen husband Gavin played by Malik Yoba plays opposite her with truly great passion and talent. Both of them are just outstanding.Many reviewers on IMDb have a lot of negative things to say about this film and not all of it is undeserved. Some of the comedy in this sequel does feel awkwardly placed and given some of the over the top dramatic moments it is hard to put the same level of Tyler Perry like comedy into it. But I look at it like this how many times can a successful sequel to a drama be made and not find it just a big re-hash of the original? I think Perry should be given kudos for being able to create a film that at least is entertaining and nearly as good as the original. No matter how you cut it if you loved the first film as much as I did (and I don't know how you couldn't because it is a MUST see) then you'll simply have to see the second one because you'll want to see your characters come to life again and I'd see a third one too!! 8/10