I heard someone say how much they loved this film so I was kind of excited to see it. It wasn't what I expected. It reminded me of a one woman's Waiting to Exhale. Only she finds herself and forgives her ex husband for his misdeeds.
A philandering husband literally puts his wife out of her own house as he brings the new woman in. Devastated she returns to her hmm, I'm thinking grandmother Madea's home.
Though she's bitter and man hating, a gentle man comes into her life to help her through her strife, but she leaves him to exact revenge on her ex. After she's busted the cheater around a bit, she comes to her senses and forgives him. This frees her up to find real love.
This Tyler Perry flick shows him in drag, which is quite funny. I think he does a better woman than Eddie Murphy. Look for Shemar Moore who currently plays a detective on "Criminal Minds".
Library: Powers
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422093/
Amazon: Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman The Movie (2-Disc Special Edition)
Driving Lessons
Rupert Grint stars as a put upon child of a psycho Christian hypocrite of a mom and long suffering dad. He starts working for a quirky once beloved old actress who cons him into traveling all the way to Scotland to give a talk.
Julie Walters plays the heck out of the actress. She and Grint form a sweet bond where they start to grow up, just a little, together.
Library: Bandon & Dora.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446687/
Amazon: Driving Lessons
Though films couldn't get any more far fetched, I still found it amusing and plenty of popcorn time watching Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. Superfan Eddie gets tapped to coach the New York Knicks basketball team by out of town owner Wild Bill Burgess.
The team starts winning and more important to the owner, filling the seats. Though I could do without all the extraneous stuff that kinda went no where, I found this kind of Cinderella aspect charming. You don't have to even like basketball to laugh at this silliness.
Library: Bandon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116168/
Amazon: Eddie
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