johngriffin0928 Spike Lee's comedy has been reviled by people who don't seem to understand comedy. This is a really funny movie about people who make a great many moral decisions in their lives because of money. Jane Austen could have written it, if she'd been living in the 21st century. What I especially appreciated about it is that it starts out like a gripping crime drama in order to get the comedic setup established. That shift in tone is wonderful, because it keeps you off balance for the rest of the movie. There are no easy answers here. You may not like the choices the characters make, but so what? You might learn something from the way they behave and they way they face the consequences for what they do. The cast is uniformly excellent, right down to the weird doorman and the some of women who seek out the main character as a sperm donor.It's not a perfect movie by any means. It could lose about 10-15 minutes without losing any of its punch. But I had stayed away from this for 12 years because of the incomprehensible reviews it had received when it opened. Don't fall victim to the same. Spike Lee is one of American cinema's most gifted and unique directors, and this fits easily in near the top of his work. Think of it alongside Girl 6, another funny movie that left you off balance for much of the picture.

Patrick It felt like Spike was trying to make a comment on the black family, the black man's responsibilities towards it, and the popular belief (as well as in a lot of cases bitter truth) that a lot of young black men get women pregnant then head for the hills. And it tried to get that point across by giving this guy a piece of that bitter truth coated in a male fantasy of sex with gorgeous women who are guaranteed not to form emotional bonds or make expectations on your time/money/fidelity/emotions. And on top of that, instead of bringing a child into the world who will test your patience, take every dollar you have to your name, and force you to grow up and confront what you had to go through growing up and what you didn't have as a child, they promise to get out of your hair and pay you for the troubles. It even throws in the popular myth of fetishizing of the black male sexual prowess.But what we en up getting is some getting a fun gigolo run, a couple mixed emotions and it all basically turning out alright for him. And a gov't sideplot/cheap shots thrown in, because why not.Spike, Spike, Spike. 5 steps forward, 7 steps back. But it did get me thinking a lot. Mostly of the better film we could've gotten if the script wasn't mostly trash, but I guess the thoughts are worthwhile.

cynthiaperry10 Me n my husband just saw this movie 3 days ago n I love it I saw all Anthony Mackie movies but this one know love the s*x in the movie that's how me n my husband get down but it was funny to at the end he got both of them my husband said he is a lucky man like I am I said u right bae but I told my brother about the movie he watched it n said god bless me like that it was funny how he said it but anthony mackie he is a great actor people sleep on him I love the movies he be on he is a great actor but I don't understand the comment he made about rappers trying to be actors I love ice cube great rapper and actor and a few more so I don't agree wit that anthony but keep up the good ready for a new movie come wit it let's get another award baby u on ur way

iisjunkie Beautiful,,, I had NO IDEA what it was about and I caught this film at 2am on HBO. I was able to view this without my personal judgments or assumptions but what I felt after the movie was a peace within that I have not felt in ages. Very touching, very honest, very accurate with today's expectations and opinions. Besides the typical response of "what a lucky guy" that was actually one of the last things that crossed my mind. There are too many compliments for me to list in such a small space without pointing out the obvious... I enjoyed this movie so much I looked it up on the internet and signed up just so I could tell someone.Regards,