Eh.
I think the idea behind this documentary was a good one, however it was very biased. It seemed as though the take away from the movie was that "it's the black woman's fault". The documentary interviews many regular black people giving their two cents on relationships. I couldn't help but notice that when the men where interviewed, although making some valid points, they were agreed with and not really interrupted. However, when the women who were in direct contrast in opinion were interviewed, they were almost chastised in a way. If the women being interviewed did not directly or indirectly say "yes, we are angry and/or its our fault" they were ridiculed and made to look dumb.
I did not like the in between acting. Again more bias. The man was made out to be a saint, while the women came off deranged and crazy. That's not the real world...the world consists of PEOPLE (men and women) who are not infallible.
The movie did touch on no good men, only to say in...
Never judge a movie by the cover
I initially ordered this movie for a friend who wanted to get it for her fiance because he really liked the movie. My friend and I watched it together and loved it. I can't count how many times we had to pause it and discuss the content. This movie is great for sparking conversations regarding the opposite sex. May be a good tool for a women's/men's groups, girls night, or book/church groups. I recommend the clean language option on the desk for folks who want it for a church group. At first I didn't want to watch this because the cover looks so cheap and bootleg but my friend guaranteed me it was good, and I trust her. When I began watching it I said this movie was biased toward black women but then I thought of all the movies (Diary of a mad black woman, waiting to exhale, how stella got her groove back and the like) that are biased regarding black men. I thought, we NEED to hear this, ladies. Keep and open mind and heart so that we can love our men the way they need to be loved. I...
no balance
had there been any balance in this film, i could have spared a few more stars. as it is, this is nothing more than tim alexander's big chance to share with us his distaste for black women. pitting a truly good man against a crazy woman for this kind of documentary was a very bad idea. actually, there was something objectionable about the personalities of most of the characters portrayed by actresses. the guys, on the other hand, all come off looking like beaten down, beleaguered "good men" who've been done wrong by their shrewish lovers. almost none of the men who appeared in this film had anything good to say about black women.
i noticed that whenever a woman said things that didn't mesh with the interviewer's opinion, he was quick to ask, his voice oozing judgement, "do YOU have a man?" a woman who doesn't have a man isn't necessarily without one because she nags or puts men down. we're supposedly in the wrong if we stay with a man who isn't right for us or...
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