missknowit Bull...I am so tired of people thinking and acting like they have a Right to screw their marriage vows. If you're being abused leave. Do Not cheat first then talk about you need to find yourself later. It's Bs. This film teaches our young women how not to handle problems. So Much wrong with this chick. Great she gets help at the end, but I wish People knew cursing doesn't make you strong. If that's where your Confidence lies and where you draw your power you are still weak. Strong would be not screwing around on your husband. Strong is finding Other ways to express yourself that doesn't take away your honor and Intelligence...On another note and as always god is blamed in some form or another. Funny,in her eyes her mom was wrong, then the bible was wrong. Yeah, Her mom should have left, should have taught her the bible says god Will not tolerate ignorance (ex:1 staying in an abusive marriage. 2 Marrying a man who you know good and freaking well was abusive before You freaking got married) and that he has peaceful thoughts of us not Of evil. Fine. Her mom was wrong on some level for setting a terrible Example, but take that arrogance about the bible being wrong somewhere Else. It's not until the end she realizes her behind was the one wrong. I Hate that this trifling female character didn't even apologize to her Mom or rectify in any way her accusation against the bible.Case and point this film advocates arrogance and masks it as confidence And strength. It confuses young people, young women especially and Coerces them to think the only way they can be heard is by finding Another man who will screw around with them, hopefully fall in love With them, then speak for them. Love is great, but this chick was Freaking married!! This film teaches that we can all do what the heck We want and it will all work out. It also teaches the only voice she Had was what??? Loud and belligerent. But they (the writer and Characters) are so deep, confident, and empowered kinda went over their own heads on this one as with so many other films targeted at us by us...At the beginning and end of most black poetry it's always sexual and misguided anti biblical standard undertones. If you don't like the word or don't believe it fine, leave him out of your foolishness, but don't take shots at him and think everybody is going to eat that mess up. Some of our black people are too busy praising ancestors and rebelling against what they call the white man's god to realize the white man nor your ancestors have a thing to do with where you end up when it's all over.Losing the war trying to fight battles not knowing or acknowledging who the real enemy is...Only positive thing I have to say is I loved the fact that she was physically a very beautiful chocolate skinned woman. Too often we are made to believe it's too difficult or controversial to film women of her color/complexion in mainstream Hollywood though it's not mainstream, you clearly see that it's a beautiful thing. She glows.

Cassie Nicole' I found this movie by accident and I am so glad that I came across it! At first it reminded me of the movie Love Jones because of the poetry and just the vibe of the movie. However, the more the movie went on,I realized that it had a more powerful message.The mother of the main character seem so weak by staying in a abusive relationship and encouraging her daughter to do the exact same. The main character of the movie took a stand in her marriage by not JUST existing in a relationship she was not happy in. Although I did not agree with her cheating on her husband in the beginning, I am very glad that she divorced him.Her poem and the guy she was going with in the movie..both of their poems were powerful.Everything about this movie was amazing and it is a movie I could watch in the future as well. 10/10!

lmghouston Great movie. Most obviously compared to "Love Jones" (a classic in its own right), but so much deeper. Yes, there is love. Yes, there is poetry. But there is so much more.I read another review of this movie and agree wholeheartedly. I too am dealing/have dealt with issues that are at the core of this movie. This movie has helped me get a sense of understanding about myself and past relationships. This movie is therapeutic.Why have I not heard of this movie before? Why does one have to stumble across such a great work of art? I'm asking myself - am I over-rating this movie? I think not.

tags_skeewee Love, pain, healing, relationships aren't easy, the actors were great, showed great emotions, I was so rooting for Curtis to get the girl, the poetry was hot, wow, great movie, brings your emotions , tells a wonderful story of how unexpected things can change your life. Seeing the raw emotions in the poetry, how their lives were demonstrated in the poetry was awesome. The character of Ronnie was played well, could see his issues but he just blamed everyone for his problems. Ronnie had broken the marriage when he put his hands on his wife, they both didn't deal with the miscarriage which further drove them apart. The actor who played Curtis is fine as heck, can see how Kalendra fell into temptation. A good movie to watch with the girlfriends and talk about the movie. It would be a fun time discussing the plot.