Think Like a Man Too (DVD REVIEW)
Think
Like a Man Too
DVD Review by Kam Williams
Headline: Battle-of-the-Sexes Sequel Shifts Setting to Vegas for
Wedding
The surprise hit
Think Like a Man was #1 at the box-office over its opening weekend back in
April of 2012. Inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling, “Act Like a Lady, Think
Like a Man,” the original explored some of the serious issues tackled by the
popular, relationship advice book by examining the angst of four couples in
relationship crisis.
This go round, director Tim
Story has abandoned the source material in favor of a screwball adventure that
unfolds more like a blend of “The Hangover” and “Bridesmaids,” madcap movies
about a bachelor and bachelorette party, respectively. Think Like a
Man Too endeavors to increase the ante by featuring
both a bachelor and bachelorette party.
Unfortunately, this relatively-tame
sequel fails to measure up to either of those side-splitting descents into debauchery, being basically a vehicle for Kevin Hart’s
kitchen sink brand of comedy. Here, the motor-mouthed comedian serves as an
omniscient narrator who calls the battle-of-the-sexes’ play-by-play.
Director Story deserves
credit for reassembling the principal cast members, thereby easily maintaining
the ensemble’s continuity and chemistry. The reason for the reunion is that
Candace (Regina Hall) and Momma’s Boy Michael (Terrence J), are tying the knot,
so they’ve invited his meddling mother (Jenifer Lewis) and all their friends to
Las Vegas for
the nuptials.
Just past the point of
departure, we find chef Dominic (Michael Ealy) and corporate executive Lauren
(Taraji P. Henson) still struggling with whether to put career ahead of
romance. Meanwhile, settled-down Kristen (Gabrielle Union) and Jeremy (Jerry
Ferrrara) are thinking about having a kid.
And Mya (Meagan Good) is having a hard time trusting her beau, Zeke
(Romany Malco), given how his ex-girlfriends seem to surface at inopportune
moments.
Eventually, all of the
above plus Sonya (La La Anthony), Tish (Wendi Mclendon-Covey), Bennett (Gary
Owen), Isaac (Adam Brody) and Terrell (David Walton) separate by gender the night
before the wedding ceremony. The plot thickens when the bridesmaids carouse
around Sin City in search of stimulation by bulging
biceps, and just as best man Cedric and the groomsmen get the bright idea of
entering a male stripping contest dressed as the Village People.
It’s not very hard to guess
what happens next, or how it will all end after the wedding is almost
cancelled. A pleasant, if predictable, diversion peppered with incessant
chatter on the part of the irrepressible Kevin Hart.
Good (2 stars)
Rated
PG-13 for profanity, drug use, crude humor, sexual references and partial
nudity
Running
time: 106 minutes
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD
Extras: Two deleted scenes; “The Ultimate Sequel”; “Lights, Camera, Vegas!”;
and “Comedy Last Vegas Style.”
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