Think Like a Man is an American romantic comedy 2012 directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Marryman and David A. Newman, based on Steve Harvey's 2009 edition Act Like Lady, Think Like a Man . The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Terrence J, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, and Gabrielle Union.
The film was released on April 20, 2012 by Screen Gems.
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Plot
The film follows four storylines about each pair, entitled:
- "The Mama's Boy" vs. "The Single Mom" ​​â € <â € <
- "Non-Committer" vs. "The Girl Who Wants the Ring"
- "The Dreamer" vs. "The Woman Who Is Your Own"
- "The Player" vs. "The 90 Day Rule Girl"
Every woman is a reader of Steve Harvey's book. Act Like a Woman, Think Like a Man . When people find out that women are hooked on Harvey's suggestion, they try to turn the table over to their partner, which then seems to backfire.
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Cast
Six professional basketball players make cameo appearances as themselves:
- Matt Barnes
- Shannon Brown
- Rasual Butler
- Darren Collison
- Lisa Leslie
- Metta World Peace
Reception
Critical response
The film received mixed reviews. Review the aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 53% rating, based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10, and the site's crucial consensus stated, "In Think Like a Man , rom-com is partly picked up by committed, and exciting players - who produce a funny romantic story. " The film also holds a score of 51 out of 100 on the Metacritic website, based on 30 reviews, showing "mixed or average review".
Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times sees that the main problem with the film is that he takes seriously the advice given in the book based on, commenting that such an approach "may have been successful as a screwball or satire comedy, but can you believe for a moment in a character naive enough to actually live their life following Steve Harvey's suggestion? The result is a very long tiring exercise through prefabricated stories determined by the advice each couple needs (or not). " Ebert calls the cast "extraordinary" especially in the performance of Meagan Good and Kevin Hart. Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly also praised the performance of Good and Hart, as well as the appearance of Romany Malco. He finally gave the film a "B-" rating, writing that it was "very busy tracking the courtship as if it were a science project that a bite-sized love story lacks spontaneity." In a positive review, Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune won the film to "stick to the formula without falling victim" and commented that "the hangout factor is quite large, because the actors' appeal is pretty big."
box office
Think Like a Man earned $ 33.7 million during its opening weekend, a four-week ending in <1> The Hunger Games ' office US. The romantic comedy remained at the peak of the competition during the second week as well, bringing in $ 17.6 million.
On June 24, 2012, Think Like a Man has earned $ 91,547,205 in the United States and Canada, along with $ 4,523,302 in other countries, totaling worldwide $ 96,070,507. The film production budget is $ 12.5 million.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of this movie contains songs by Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, John Legend, and Future.
Sequel
On June 28, 2012, Screen Gems announced plans for the sequel to Think Like a Man Too , with Keith Merryman and David A. Newman again writing the script. The film was released June 20, 2014.
See also
- List of black movies in 2010
References
External links
- Official website
- Think Like a Man on IMDb
- Think Like a Man in AllMovie
- Think Like a Man in Box Office Mojo
- Think Like a Man at Rotten Tomatoes
- Think Like a Man in Metacritic
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