Movie Reviews: "Think Like a Man"

[JamesG]

Movie Reviews: Think Like a Man


Despite its peculiar provenance, Think Like a Man is receiving a fare share of positive reviews.





Carrie Rickey predicts in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

“it will entertain women and amuse men.”





Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel suggests that the movie is all about:

“funny people in funny situations delivering funny lines with … zippy timing.”





And Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune, taking note of the fact that the movie is based on a self-help book written by Steve Harvey, writes:

“Considering its source, though, one of the more unpromising comedies of the year has turned out … pretty funny.”







But some critics suggest that the movie amounts to little more than an infomercial for Harvey’s book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.



Rachel Saltz in the New York Times writes that the movie:

“isn’t just based on the book, it’s also a two-hour advertisement for it.”





Ron Batzdorff in the New York Daily News comments that it often:

“feels as though we’re stuck inside an infomercial Harvey made about himself.”





And Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times comments:

“This movie must be one of the greatest examples of product placement in history.”

-IMDB News

[isiahthomas]

I saw this last weekend and it's very good. I'm in love with Gabrielle Union and Meagan Good.