callanvass Four married couples attempt to get their marriages back on the right track during a weekend of vacation. It's a yearly routine that has them ask the question "Why Did I Get Married?" Diane (Sharon Leal) & Terry (Tyler Perry) are having issues with one another, because Terry believes Diane is not paying enough attention to him, or spending quality time with each other. Marcus (Michael Jai White) & Tasha Smith (Angela) quarrel constantly about everything, especially over Marcus's ex wife, and Angela's heavy drinking. Gavin (Malik Yoba) & Patricia (Janet Jackson) haven't been the same since a tragic incident. Mike (Richard T. Jones) & Sheila (Jill Scott) are on the brink of splitting up, with Sheila trying to save their marriage. Mike belittles her about her weight, and sleeps around on her. This is considered to be one of Perry's best movies, and for good reason. It's a great mix of melodrama & humor. Tyler really has things clicking on all cylinders with this one. Despite all of the selfish motives from the characters in this movie, I was able to relate to almost everyone, except for Mike's character. Tyler's heavy heart is at it again, and he takes a realistic look at the problems of marriages. The melodramatics are here as usual, but they are believable. Perry provides us with colorful characters, and issues we can all sympathize with. I personally am very reluctant about marriage, for the same reasons depicted in this movie. Couples forget why they fell in love in the first place, and become very subdued and even estranged from one another. Perry looks at that issue long and hard in this film. I was really impressed with the dialog in this movie. Whether it was the fellows chatting away about their problems, or the females, Perry makes sure to keep things lively and witty at all times. The dinner scene is absolutely wild. I won't spoil it, but it's great. Tyler Perry is quite decent. I understood his frustrations with Diane. He's a great comedian, but it's always nice to see Perry take on meatier roles. Sharon Leal is rather cold as Perry's wife, but that's the way she is written. She did her job very well. Tasha Smith is alternately hilarious and infuriating. Her cantankerous character will have people divided, I'm sure. She was always lively, I'll say that. Michael Jai White does well as the incumbent husband of her's. Marcus & Angela are probably the most interesting couple. There is a reason their characters got a T.V show. Janet Jackson & Malik Yoba are good as the emotionally distraught couple. Richard T. Jones plays a loathsome, sexist son of a bitch. I hated his guts, and because of that, he did his job extremely well. Jill Scott has a couple off moments, but she's easily sympathetic as Sheila. Her character goes through a winning transformation in the second half. Lamman Rucker is quite bland as the sheriff. He doesn't have the range to pull of what is needed, and I felt he was miscast. My only real carp about this movie is that a sequel commenced. All the characters had a fitting ending in this movie, and I was really content with how everybody was heading. Money talks I guess…Final Thoughts: It's chaotic, wild, brazen, and very entertaining. This is Tyler Perry at his best. If you're a fan of Perry's work, you really have no excuse not to see this8/10

aniaspells I choose to the movie, Why Did I Get Married? Its a 2007 comedy-drama film written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which came about after he did a play and also is the same name of this movie. This film stars Janet Jackson (Patrica), Jill Scott (Shelia), Malik Yoba (Gavin), Sharon Leal (Diane), Tasha Smith (Angela), Michael Jai White (Marcus), Richard T. Jones (Mike), and Keesha Sharp (Pam). Well, this film is about the changeling of maintaining a secure and happy relationship. Every so often eight married college friends go somewhere to reconnect with the other halves and see how everyone else are doing. They choose to go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion. This was all great but everything shift when Anglea let's out a secret that Mike has been cheating on Shelia with Pam who is Shelia friend. Pam is also who the two invited to come on this trip. At this point secrets are a thing in the past. Apparently everyone has one. Over the time on this trip everyone has been second guessing Why Did I Get Married. This is the theme thru the movie.I feel Couples Retreat has the same theme. It's also about building and understanding what marriage is. This movie also showed four messed up marriages but people were afraid to see that things needed to change. These two similar I feel because they both are wondering why their together and how to simple it is to fix it.The lighting in this movie was very great. I was able to see the capture the feeling of them being outside by the fire in the dark. Most films look extra dark in scenes like that. I also enjoyed the lighting in the dark when Tyler was capturing the couples in their cabin rooms. I felt that was amazing. I feel anyone could capture great lighting in the day time but at night or in the dark is amazing. The music was on point in every scene. I was able to actually see and feel the scenes with the music. It helped the transitioning to the next scene or writing scene more real. I remember when Shelia was driving up the hill to meet with everyone and the gospel music came on. I really felt her strength and courage to fix her marriage. The whole scene was very powerful and spoke loudly to me because the music made it stand out.This movie is an amazing comedy, love, and great movie for relationships. Marriage is changeling but with the right two people you will know Why Did I Get Married..

Fofana05 The film "Why Did I Get Married?" is about a group of four couples who travel annually together to different locations to discuss their marriages and answer the question "Why Did I Get Married? One of the characters , Patricia, played by Janet Jackson is a psychologist and facilitates the discussions. Each of the couples has their problems. The first couple Mike (Richard T. Jones )and Sheila (Jill Scott) is struggling with infidelity. Mike has Sheila drive from Atlanta to Colorado, after she is removed from the plane because of her weight, while he and his assistant Trina fly up together. Terry (Tyler Perry) and Diane's (Sharon Leal) marriage is strained because he feels that she is married to her work and neglecting the marriage. Angela (Tasha Smith) and Marcus (Michael Jai White) are at odds because she is a successful business owner and he is currently between jobs and working for her. Patrica and her husband are crippled by grief from their past that they have never discussed. Each couple is on a journey to save their marriages by counseling among each other, but it seems that some of them are impossible to save. As their secrets are revealed they are forced to confront their issues and try to stay together or separate. The overall theme of the movie is that all marriages have problems, some are obvious (loud arguing, infidelity) while others are less obvious (grief, power struggles). Because there are four different couples, the there are many different angles and takes on relationship styles. Even though this may not be the type of movie that mainstream audiences will go see. It does have a universal appeal that many married couples can relate to. Many of the issues discussed in the movie may apply to any given couple at any time. While most people may not have all of the problems, at some point in their marriage, they may have to deal with similar issues such as infidelity, personality differences, a spouse choosing work over marriage, poor communication or unaddressed grief. This movie may serve more as a what- not- to -do manual than a help guide for saving a troubled marriage. Viewers who are familiar with Tyler Perry's films will recognize similar themes such as women who become empowered or develop a deeper meaning and understanding of their life. For example, when Sheila is separated from her husband for a period of time, she does some soul searching and discovers her self- worth. She loses weight, meets a man, Troy (Lamman Rucker) who treats her well. She eventually divorces her husband and marries Troy. When she shows up at Patricia's award dinner with her new husband, everyone is surprised by her transformation.

Claudious Williams Before seeing this film or any other Tyler Perry production I, like many of you, had my doubts. But there is something quite engaging when watching this film. The thing I ask you to remember when watching this film is seeing what was produced with the resources at hand. Of course there are flaws and the emotions seem slightly pushed at times, but it was a good story full of love, understanding, fun, and laughter. Tasha Smith did an excellent in her role as did Tyler, Sharon Leal, and Jill Scott. You fall in love with these guys, all of them, and whats going on in there lives very quickly. I will admit that the cast of characters would be better suited for a television sitcom. But, with the amount of main characters in this film, i still say a job well done. I am most eager to see how their stories develop in the next movie and i also think that it would also be a wonderful idea to consider a television show going back to when they all first met and started dating and for it to be on a network like HBO or showtime, but that might be dreaming too high. Anyway, this was a successful film am I am excited to see the next film and some of the films Perry has put out that I've missed. Just check it out with an open mind.