Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

All actors, no solid performances. All play, no work. All surface, no depths. No lines, no wait. And yet, the trailer convinces us that there is something hidden behind that lifeless canvas. Should we trust him? I don't know, and I don't really care.

As the sappy trailer for this...thing states, Diane (Sharon Leal) is overworked. Sheila (Jill Scott) is overweight. Angela (Tasha Smith) is over the top. And Patricia (Janet Jackson) is overly perfect. Well, to be brutally honest, this film itself is overworked, over the top, and not overly perfect but overly dramatic. Then, as the trailer barely implies (but does not emphasize), Terry (Tyler Perry) doesn't get enough. Marcus (Michael Jai White) has had enough. Gavin (Malik Yoba) does not say enough. And Mike (Richard T. Jones) doesn't see much at all. Again Tyler Perry does the one thing he knows how to do, or constantly chooses to do: a sobby sleeper about failed or struggling romance/marriage. The main eight take a long time to notice that they don't need use their insecurities or "lackings" as an excuse to exist. That especially goes for the four women in question. Since when does a women need a man to tell her how beautiful she is, or if she is beautiful at all? A woman can be (and is) the judge of that...for herself. Thus, it is not that Sheila has no life without Mike; she just does not see herself riding solo. Thus, here comes Troy (Lamman Rucker) to the rescue, another "man who comes to restore". Angela is too proud and rude to appreciate what she has got; like she is completely alone. What is her problem anyway? And why does she take into her marriage? It's surprising that Marcus is willing to stay married to her in spite of her teenage jive. Speaking of thinking you're alone, that is Diane as well. So used to feeling inferior that she shuts Terry out most of the time--using work as grounds to do it. Who told her she was inferior anyhow? No one but her, obviously. And Terry takes a long time to finally say that he's fed up with the estrangement and Diane's [unexplained] self-loathing. And I won't even get into Gavin and Patricia. Just a table- turner on a couple losing a child and blaming each other for it. I mean, almost a table-turner; it is still the mother who is more emotionally affected than the father. Let's not forget Mike. He is superficial to the end; and he is the typical "absolutely bad" man to Troy's "absolutely good" man. What is the REAL reason behind his distancing from Sheila? Come to think of it, if Mike was that disappointed, why did he marry her at all? With their problems showing from the start, the climactic spilling of their secrets was not needed. Friends or not, they don't have make their hang-ups a public display. Like any other TP project, there is no real build-up; there is only stalling for about two hours. And with loads of banal sentiment to go with it. Furthermore, the plot is predictable and synchronised. The acting is obviously rehearsed and not very convincing. The writing is flat and without any energy. And the setting is no more than a lifeless mural. Isn't there more to what the core group does, thinks about, and endures than just their sorry love lives? The whole picture was stuck on their down-sliding chemistry and nothing more. So, apparently not. I, again, plead guilty to backing this film up years ago. But now I don't. My support for this and other TP projects shall resume nevermore.

Everyone of these actors did an amazing job! Not one fell short, they put their heart and soul into there characters! I cried so many times throughout this film and just made you want to be a better person.

Beautiful movie.....I love watching it

Not only is Janet Jackson an amazing singer, but she is a great actress! :)

Why did mike leave shila for the hefa Tina or trick war a fool but so funny

I  this movie and the second one as well. And 10 dollars for a this movie is cheap. But renting it for 3 dollars is a great deal. Take the dael

"Why Did I Get Married?" was an extremely enjoyable movie! I am not normally a fan of movies that are more than an hour and half long or longer but this movie really grabbed my attention so well that I didn't even realize how long it actually took to complete. The storyline was relatable to real life issues that couples actually go through and the charaters portray their personalities so well that you can easily try to identify which character you can relate to the most. It is dramatic but it also has very good comedy embedded into the story line. I also enjoy the music that went along the movie... Overall, good movie to watch!!

Love this movie watched it about five times never gets old.I'm only 12 and I like this movie.wow very good solid movie by the great Tyler Perry love all his movies

I seen this movie so many times I  it!!!!! Just waiting for why did I get marry 2 to come out..  both of them