Think LIke a Man Too - Review

Why Do The Ladies Always Want To Think Like Men?

You too can think like a man. If you are a woman…but I’m not totally sure why you want to do that. Well the first film in this series gave us the answer, so I guess I should know that already. Ok, I

digress.

Welcome back the amazingly attractive cast that continues to all think like men!

This time the men and women head to Las Vegas to celebrate the wedding of Michael (Terrence J) and Candace (Regina Hall). But being ready to take the plunge in Vegas means one thing…night before Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. You would think that somebody would learn eventually that night before the big day events never end good…but I digress (again).

The night before finds lots of gambling, meeting Floyd Mayweather Jr., almost getting beat up by Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s bodyguards, strip clubs, drinking, doing drugs (though unwittingly), more drinking, eating good food, standing on bars doing dance routines to Bell Biv Devoe, and even a visit to a Dionne Warwick concert!

Sorry have to take a breath now…

Ok, I’m back.

But will the wedding happen? And….

This one bothers me a bit…because I did laugh at the movie. But I think it is only for the real die hard fans of the original. And here’s why.

There are TOO MANY good people in this movie. They try to give enough screen time to everyone to stay happy and instead end up slicing some good back-story; some really cool interactions that could have been made and things that the viewers would like to know. That’s a problem with most films that have this rich and deep of a cast.

While I did myself laughing a number of times, it wasn’t the laugh out loud gut buster as much as the polite giggles and chuckles. I like Kevin Hartand his maniacal self in the film and I love all the talent they assembled, but it’s an example of too many cooks for me.

Also, I was a bit miffed that the whole crux of Think Like A Man seems a bit lost here. The Steve Harveybook angle is really lost in this film and there is no quest to see how to do it by the women, or how to thwart it by the men. Instead they just go their separate ways in Vegas for the most part, and head down a Hangover type path.

Still despite the problems it is good “looking at” material (for men and women)…just like any man would think. Being a man…I still don’t get why the ladies want to think like men? I know what we think about…and it still isn’t all good! (that is when we think). :-)

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Think Like A Man Too

Sony Pictures / Screen Gems

Director: Tim Story

Cast: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Michael Ealy, Meagan Good

Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual content including references, partial nudity, language and drug material.

Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes