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The first Think Like A Man was dumb. It was barely funny, the cast was okay at best and it was just sort of ho-hum and didn't even come close to rising to the level of some Tyler Perry films. I thought it was the definition of average. So I figured that a sequel would be about the same. I mean, I don't know why they did a sequel but it couldn't be any worse could it? Resoundingly yes. This was the definition of a dud. There wasn't anything I could put my finger on that I "hated" about the movie because there was nothing in the movie I cared enough about to even have any emotions towards it. I was bored, I didn't care, I just wanted it to be done and over and have this horribly vapid, empty characters off my screen. I couldn't be paid to sit through another instalment so hopefully they are done. This was obviously forced and dredged out of material that barely made a first film. They are trying to ride some cash out of Kevin Hart's inexplicable popularity and it doesn't work. It is a mind-numbingly boring, unfunny, silly story about a group of people who are completely unlikable. They would literally show a gag and I'd look around the room and think...was that honestly meant to be funny? Poorly slapped together is being generous to this.
I don't even want to waste everyone's time by talking about these characters. No one was good period. I'm sure at least some of them are good actors but the characters are so poorly written. I mean they were one dimensional in the first film let alone to try and milk more material out of them a second time. Two of them are getting married I think...and they are competing with the women for the wildest pre-wedding party...I think...I don't know...I just didn't care. Kevin Hart is irritating as he always is, Michael Ealy looked like he knew this was bad and didn't want to be there, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and Gabrielle Union are retched representations of women in relationships and they are all awful. Romany Malco (who I have enjoyed in other things) almost looks like he wants to be good but the script gives him nothing so he is left in the dust with the rest of the cast. Wendi McLendon-Covey (a very, very talented comedian) is reduced to be an irritating shrew of a character. Gary Owen is a doofus white guy who is used to represent doofus white guys everywhere. He gets a few lines if that. The one maybe redemptive performance is that of Jenifer Lewis as the overbearing, screeching mother and she does that well. Dennis Haysbert makes an appearance and he looks bored too.
There is no way around this. They made this with one goal in mind, to suck some more money out of the demographic who would see this. It was so poorly made, I can't even begin to forgive them for misusing the movie going public like this. There were a few (and I mean a FEW) funny one-liners despite the rest of the bad script. Tim Story is enough of a mainstream director that he should be better than this but honestly I think everyone involved in this just didn't care. Maybe they were contractually obligated to do it. It tries to throw together gags from the first film, The Hangover, Why Did I Get Married and its sequel (two superior films in every way!!) Think Like A Man Too was the kitchen sink goulash of pasta night. Got some people coming over? Throw a bunch of crap in a pot and serve it up and maybe some people will think it was okay. This is a pass and please stop making this series. It is based on a comedy self help book and doesn't translate well AT ALL!! It barely passed the first time. 4/10
score 4/10
Robert_duder 12 September 2014
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